UID:
kobvindex_INT0000896
Format:
166 pages :
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richly illustrated ;
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25.5 x 16.5 cm.
ISBN:
9780907259084 (hbk.)
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0907259081 (hbk.)
Content:
MACHINE-GENERATED SUMMARY NOTE: "This book has three parts. In the first two, basic principles in the theory and practice of book design are discussed. The third part then shows how the ideas of the first and second parts have been applied in particular examples. 'Book design as a school of thought' was originally delivered (in German) as a lecture and published as a pamphlet, in 1991. This is its first publication in English. 'Designing books' was published as a separate booklet by Agfa (Wilmington, Mass.) in 1989, in German. Translation into several other languages followed, including an English edition (1990): all long out of print. The version published here has been revised and considerably augmented with new illustrations. The third part, 'Books designed by Jost Hochuli', is completely new. Here Robin Kinross comments on 27 of Hochuli's works. Both authors are internationally known, Kinross more as critic and historian, Hochuli above all as a practitioner. In this book they offer a serious introduction to book design, free of ideological dogma. Short and concise, it contains a rich, painstakingly selected fund of illustrations."
Content:
MACHINE-GENERATED NOTE ABOUT AUTHOR(S)/EDITOR(S): "Jost Hochuli lives and designs in St. Gallen. Graphic designer and typographer, book designer, writer, editor, and for almost 30 years part-time teacher of writing and typography at the schools of design in Zurich and St. Gallen." -- "Robin Kinross lives and works in London. Typographer, editor, publisher, and writer of many articles in the design press in Britain, the Netherlands, and the USA."
Content:
MACHINE-GENERATED NOTE ABOUT AUTHOR(S)/EDITOR(S): "Jost Hochuli is one of the finest Swiss typographers and graphic designers. [...] During his career he focused more and more on book design and editing, producing some of the most beautiful books ever. In 1979 he cofounded VGS-Verlagsgemeinschaft St. Gallen (St. Gallen Community Publisher), acting as its President until 2004 and as its designer until 2011, taking care of books about local and regional culture. From 1983 to 1998, he also edited and designed the acclaimed books published by Typotron, and since 2000 he is responsible for the Edition Ostschweiz (Eastern Switzerland Editions), curating books dedicated to Swiss and particularly St. Gallen's culture. In 2014 he cofounded the digital type foundry ABC Litera with his former student Roland Stieger, and Jonas Niedermann, developing new typefaces (Allegra, 2011), and resuming old projects (Alena, 2012, originally conceived in 1980). [...] His work has been widely exhibited in Germany, Poland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. In 1993 he curated and designed the "Book Design in Switzerland" exhibition that travelled across Canada, Europe, and the U.S.A. Author of numerous articles and books about typography and publication design, he published many books including the fundamental "Das Detail in der Typografie," detail in typography (Compugraphic, 1987, revised in 2005) and "Bücher machen," designing books (Agfa, 1989, revised in 1996), that have been both translated in to Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish. He also published the autobiographic "Printed matter, mainly books" (Niggli, 2002), while for the beautiful Edition Ostschweiz he has recently edited and designed "Das ABC eines Typografen," the abc of typography (Ostschweiz n.12, 2011), "Metamorphosis" (Ostschweiz n.15, 2014), and "Tschicholds Faszikel," the Tschichold's fascicles (Ostschweiz, n.16, 2015)."
Note:
MACHINE-GENERATED CONTENTS NOTE: Introduction -- Book design as a school of thought -- DESIGNING BOOKS : The work of the book designer -- Some trade terms -- Symmetry, asymmetry and kinetics -- Format and thickness, hand and eye -- Proportions of the book and the double-page spread -- Choice of typeface -- Kinds of book - Prelims and end-pages -- Paper, printing and reproductions -- Binding -- Jacket -- Total design -- Books designed by Jost Hochuli -- Selected reading -- Index of book designers and illustrators -- Index of publishers and journals.
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LANGUAGE NOTE: translation from the German language edition: Bücher machen : Praxis und Theorie. St. Gallen : VGS, Verlagsgenossenschaft St. Gallen,1996. ISBN 9783729110793.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Handbooks and manuals
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