The Look Of The Book

Author : Peter Mendelsund,David J. Alworth
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780399581021

Get Book

The Look of the Book by Peter Mendelsund,David J. Alworth Pdf

Why do some book covers instantly grab your attention, while others never get a second glance? Fusing word and image, as well as design thinking and literary criticism, this captivating investigation goes behind the scenes of the cover design process to answer this question and more. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW As the outward face of the text, the book cover makes an all-important first impression. The Look of the Book examines art at the edges of literature through notable covers and the stories behind them, galleries of the many different jackets of bestselling books, an overview of book cover trends throughout history, and insights from dozens of literary and design luminaries. Co-authored by celebrated designer and creative director Peter Mendelsund and scholar David Alworth, this fascinating collaboration, featuring hundreds of covers, challenges our notions of what a book cover can and should be.

Author : Elaine Julia Wright
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 0295991917

Get Book

The Look of the Book by Elaine Julia Wright Pdf

Revision of the author's doctoral thesis, submitted to the Oriental Institute of Oxford University in 1997.

Author : Tom Dumbrell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798717906524

Get Book

The Look of a King by Tom Dumbrell Pdf

Two young men. One with a dark past, the other with a bright future. Cyrus is a storyteller frustrated by the mundane trappings of village life, while Prince Augustus struggles to meet high expectations after an upbringing of royal privilege in the bustling capital. As both try to forge their own paths, a royal assassination unexpectedly closes the gap between them. The nation of Easthaven is thrown into war with their oppressive neighbours, and so begins a conflict from which neither can walk away. Will a young prince finally measure up to his destiny? Will a storyteller create a legend of his own? Cyrus and Augustus's lives may seem worlds apart, but perhaps they aren't so different after all...

Author : Jennifer McKnight-Trontz
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1568983123

Get Book

The Look of Love by Jennifer McKnight-Trontz Pdf

Swashbuckling sailors, dashing dukes, naughty nurses, and sexy steward-esses caught in webs of love, passion, betrayal, and intrigue: these are the raw materials of the romance novel--and the lusty covers that advertise them. In The Look of Love, Jennifer McKnight-Trontz provides a rollicking history of the covers and stories that have captivated millions of readers worldwide. More than 150 of the most sensational covers from this venerable if venal literary form are shown in glorious color, focusing on the period from 1940 to 1970, romance design's most fertile era. The Look of Love features artwork and excerpts from titles such as Passion Flower, Kept Woman, Rendezvous in Lisbon, and Jungle Nurse. Along the way, it brings attention to the pioneers of the romance novel: cover artists such as Barye Phillips and Robert Maguire, who helped define the look of paperbacks in general, and Harlequin, the grand dame of romance publishers, with more than 100 million novels sold each year. McKnight-Trontz reveals the themes that typify both the story lines and the covers--hospital romance, the rich and raunchy, royalty, tropical paradises, Westerns, "taboo" relationships, pirates and warriors, and love triangles--resulting in this definitive compendium of camp. A book for romance lovers everywhere.

Author : Wyatt Blassingame
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Presidents
ISBN : 9780679803584

Get Book

The Look-it-up Book of Presidents by Wyatt Blassingame Pdf

Brief biographies of the presidents of the United States from George Washington to George Bush.

Author : Sarah Jio
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101628881

Get Book

The Look of Love by Sarah Jio Pdf

Inspired by the classic song, this magical story from the New York Times bestselling author of Always and Blackberry Winter tells the tale of a woman with the unusual gift to see true love—but will she be able to find it for herself before it’s too late? Born during a Christmas blizzard, Jane Williams receives a rare gift: the ability to see true love. In spite of her unique talent, Jane has emerged from an ailing childhood a lonely, hopeless romantic without love on her life. On her twenty-ninth birthday, a mysterious greeting card arrives. The card specifies that Jane must identify the six types of love before the full moon following her thirtieth birthday—or face grave consequences. But when Jane at last falls for a science writer who doesn’t believe in love, she fears that she may never accomplish her task—and that her loveless fate may be sealed... “Jio has become one of the most-read women in America.”—Woman’s World

Author : Meara Platt
Publisher : Book of Love
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1960184954

Get Book

The Look of Love by Meara Platt Pdf

Welcome to Book One in the fabulous new Book of Love series. A dingy old book tucked away in an old Regency London bookshop holds magic and love for those who use the 'recipes'! When Lady Olivia Gosling finds The Book of Love in a musty bookshop, she is most eager to try out its love "recipes" on someone safe. Did she say safe? Well, Beast isn't really safe, but with her odious guardian about to marry her off to one of his unsavory friends, Olivia needs her childhood friend to fall in love with her... fast. If Beast can love her, then any man she chooses will surely do the same. Alexander Beastling, Duke of Hartford, is known as Beast among the ton. He is big and muscled, and there is a dark aura of mystery about him that he makes no effort to dispel. Now that he's returned from battle, he's appalled to learn of the marriage plans Lady Olivia's loathsome guardian has for her. Beast has decided that he will help her find a proper husband, even if it means putting up with her ridiculous experiments taken out of a book she refers to as The Book of Love. Olivia calls them magical recipes for love. Is it possible they actually work? Because suddenly, Beast can't seem to get Olivia out of his mind... or his heart. The Book of Love Book 1 - The Look of Love Book 2 - The Touch of Love Book 3 - The Taste of Love Book 3.5 - The Hope of Love - Novella Book 4 - The Song of Love Book 5 - The Scent of Love Book 6 - The Kiss of Love Book 7 - The Chance of Love Book 8 - The Gift of Love Book 9 - The Heart of Love Book 10 - The Promise of Love Book 11 - The Wonder of Love Book 12 - The Journey of Love Book 13 - The Treasure of Love Book 14 - The Dance of Love Book 15 - The Miracle of Love

Author : Peter Mendelsund
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780804171649

Get Book

What We See When We Read by Peter Mendelsund Pdf

A San Francisco Chronicle and Kirkus Best Book of the Year A gorgeously unique, fully illustrated exploration into the phenomenology of reading—how we visualize images from reading works of literature, from one of our very best book jacket designers, himself a passionate reader. What do we see when we read? Did Tolstoy really describe Anna Karenina? Did Melville ever really tell us what, exactly, Ishmael looked like? The collection of fragmented images on a page—a graceful ear there, a stray curl, a hat positioned just so—and other clues and signifiers helps us to create an image of a character. But in fact our sense that we know a character intimately has little to do with our ability to concretely picture our beloved—or reviled—literary figures. In this remarkable work of nonfiction, Knopf's Associate Art Director Peter Mendelsund combines his profession, as an award-winning designer; his first career, as a classically trained pianist; and his first love, literature—he considers himself first and foremost as a reader—into what is sure to be one of the most provocative and unusual investigations into how we understand the act of reading.

Author : Witold Rybczynski
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0195156331

Get Book

The Look of Architecture by Witold Rybczynski Pdf

A bestselling author offers a highly entertaining and insightful look at the meaning and importance of style to architecture. This is a book brimming with sharp observations as it shows the connection between architecture, interior decoration, and fashion. 10 line illustrations.

Author : Garrett Stewart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015066751788

Get Book

The Look of Reading by Garrett Stewart Pdf

Publisher description

Author : Peter Mendelsund
Publisher : powerHouse Books
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781576876671

Get Book

Cover by Peter Mendelsund Pdf

Peter Mendelsund has enjoyed years as a much-sought-after book cover designer and art director. Among the many recognizable jackets he has created are those for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; collections of the works of Joyce, Kafka, Dostoevsky, de Beauvoir, and Foucault; the contemporary works of Martin Amis, Tom McCarthy, Ben Marcus, Jo Nesbø, and James Gleick; and many more. All have greatly benefitted from the care and touch Mendelsund gave them. Cover abounds with Mendelsund's completed book jackets along with ephemera from his previously unseen creative method, including jacket sketches, interior art and editorial illustrations, and scores of rejected drafts. These images are punctuated by Mendelsund's reflections on his work and his process, as well as by texts from writers with whom he has worked and designed for. Cover is a compendium of beautiful design and a beautiful design object itself; a profile and celebration of one of the publishing world's most talented and prolific contemporary creators, and a brilliant showcase of his deft touch for balanced and innovative design.

Author : Claire Rollet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1783702699

Get Book

The Look Book: Home by Claire Rollet Pdf

Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers love to look at the world around them. Each page of this book is packed with quirky, delightful illustrations of familiar objects, which toddlers can point to and name and pre-schoolers can use as an enchanting first step to reading. An enjoyable way of turning looking into learning with Claire Rollet's eye-catching ink drawings.

Author : Sydelle A. Kramer,Sydelle Kramer
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0679893474

Get Book

The Look-it-up Book of First Ladies by Sydelle A. Kramer,Sydelle Kramer Pdf

Provides profiles of the women who influenced the history of the United States as wives of its presidents.

Author : Marcus Hearn
Publisher : Harper Design
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0062280635

Get Book

Doctor Who: The Vault by Marcus Hearn Pdf

The full and official story of Doctor Who, from the show's first pre-production memos in 1963 to behind-the-scenes material from the latest season, including interviews with key cast and crew members as well as scores of prop photos, design sketches, and other collectible memorabilia. The Vault is a collector's dream—the ultimate celebration of all that is Doctor Who.

Author : Melissa Purtee,Ian Sands
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1641640383

Get Book

Making Artists by Melissa Purtee,Ian Sands Pdf