Art Directors' Handbook of Professional Magazine Design: Classic Techniques and Inspirational Approaches - Hardcover

Moser, Horst

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500511233 ISBN 13: 9780500511237

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

What makes a magazine into a design classic? How can timeless ideas be incorporated into an ever-changing contemporary context? While many books on editorial design simply illustrate great work, Horst Moser has selected a huge range of examples from his amazing collection of international magazines and used them to illustrate the principles of classic editorial design. He discusses the design challenges that face today's art directors, and showcases the most successful solutions, from the cutting edge of modern style to classic techniques that can be used year after year. This striking ideas book offers a range of innovative approaches for every aspect of a magazine, inside and out, pictorial and typographical, from standfirsts and subheads to columns and captions. With over a thousand full-colour illustrations, this will be an inexhaustible source of inspiration for students and professionals, and an essential and authoritative guide for anyone involved in magazine design.

About this title

Review:

`A key reference book about working magazine design'
--MagCulture.com

'A pretty slick reference ... inspirational and enjoyable'
--Dazed and Confused

`Thames & Hudson can pat itself on the back for this definitive guide to newsstand aesthetics, featuring many classic techniques and inspirational approaches...anyone involved or interested in mag design should get their mitts on it'
--Computer Arts

About the Author:

Horst Moser is a leading graphic designer and writer whose work has appeared in many international magazines. He is currently art director of the award-winning Leica World.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0500511233
• ISBN 13: 9780500511237
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 284