13 Books: Notes on the Design, Construction & Marketing of My Last... - Softcover

Leonard Koren

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1880656590 ISBN 13: 9781880656594

Publisher: Stone Bridge Press, 2001

Synopsis

Author/designer Leonard Koren looks at the bookmaking process behind each of his creations, from inspiration and organizing page principle to greatest difficulty and enduring lesson. Self-reflective and demythologizing, "13 Books "is an observant guide to the creative process and to the essential link between information, commerce, and visual form in our culture today. It will be of special interest to graphic/web designers and art directors. Leonard Koren lives in San Francisco and Tokyo and trained as an artist and architect. His "13 books" include "WET Magazine," "Wabi-Sabi, "and" How to Take a Japanese Bath. " "From initial inception to individual page layout, this book serves as an illuminating and personal look at the necessary steps of book production." -- "Design Issues" " "

About this title

About the Author:

Leonard Koren, who was trained as an artist and architect, writes books about design and aesthetics. Among his most popular books are WABI SABI: For Artists, Design, Poets & Philosophers and Arranging Things: A Rhetoric of Object Placement.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1880656590
• ISBN 13: 9781880656594
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• Illustrator: Gary Panter