Designing Books: Practice and Theory:

Jost Hochuli; Robin Kinross

ISBN 10: 0907259081 / ISBN 13: 9780907259084

Published by Hyphen Press, London, 1996

About this Item

Hardcover. 1996. No edition stated. 166pp. with Index. Near Fine book in like DJ. Pages are bright, clean, & free of any markings; binding is firm & tight with no loose or hanging pages. Boards are NF with no major signs of wear (just some minor shelf wear to edges & corners), with coloured bands to top front and spine still bright & intact. DJ is NF with no tears or chips, but some very small wear to edges & (especially) at head of spine. First translation from the original German, designed by Jost Hochuli himself! Translations by Robin Kinross & Charles Whitehouse. Seller Inventory # 000563

Bibliographic Details

Title: Designing Books: Practice and Theory:

Publisher: Hyphen Press, London

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis:

Now available in paper, this newly revised and expanded classic in book design argues for a non-dogmatic approach, one open to both traditional and modern, and symmetrical and asymmetrical, solutions. A survey of Jost Hochuli's own work as a book designer featuring pages from a career of over 30 years is shown, along with detailed comments by noted designer and critic Robin Kinross.
"Hochuli has achieved his standing without any fuss, programme or manifesto, by sheer talent and persistence. As a designer, his main concern is to work out individual solutions for individual books. This books is sure to help anyone who is seeking to develop a considered attitude towards the design and production of the book as a codex. The use of the individual's own understanding is at the core of Hochuli's practice and theory." Fernand Baudin, Logos

About the Author:

Robin Kinross is Publisher of Hyphen Press. He lives in London.