She is a regular contributor to artists catalogues and has edited a number of books on contemporary art including Character is Fate: Mondrian's Horoscopes, a publication that received the
Dutch Best Book Design Award.
The best book design involves initial creative input from the author and his or her feedback to the creative team.
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good book design (or even examples of bad book design) you may enjoy looking through our book design tag.
A good book design conveys the message of a book and lets the reader know what to expect from a book before he or she ever starts reading inside the cover.
What are the top three features of
a good book design that authors should value above all others?
It will allow you to look at a book design and immediately see the common errors and to see that a book is following the traditions of
good book design that gives credibility to your message.
He has received grants and awards, including a Santa Fe Vision Award, a Jerome Foundation Grant for the publication of We Skate Hardcore, and
a Best Book Design for Trade Publication award from the American Association of University Presses, among others.