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| Verlag | powerHouse Books |
| Auflage | 2014 |
| Seiten | 304 |
| Format | 24,6 x 29,1 x 3,3 cm |
| Hardback | |
| Gewicht | 1814 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1576876675 |
| EAN | 9781576876671 |
| Bestell-Nr | 57687667UA |
They say you can't judge a book by its cover but most people do. An original and visually engaging cover can help make the difference between a flop and a smash, and over the years more than a few designers have taken the creative and mysterious process to levels of supreme beauty and imagination. Peter Mendelsund is that kind of designer and Cover is the story of his love affair with books.
Klappentext:
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 t alented and prolific contemporary creators, and a brilliant showcase of his deft touch for balanced and innovative design.
Rezension:
"He suffers from a surfeit of ideas. In the past decade, Mr. Mendelsund has designed about 600 book jackets, ranging from a sober, sophisticated cover for Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' to his whimsical Pop Art-like treatment of Kafka's novella 'Metamorphosis,' to the hypnotic fluorescent swirls on Stieg Larsson's thriller 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.'" The New York Times
