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The Design of Books: An Explainer for Authors, Editors, Agents, and Other Curious Readers

Chicago; London: University of Chicago Press (2024), 246 pp.
"Of all the aspects of making a book, design is perhaps the most mysterious. Authors and readers surely realize that covers are designed objects that, like it or not, books are commonly judged by. But a book's interior is also the product of a designer's careful attention to such matters as where th ... more

Buchherstellung: Gestaltung - Technik - Prozesse

Frankfurt am Main: Bramann (2022), 155 pp.
"Buchhersteller sind gleich mehrfach gefordert: Neben ihrer gestalterischen Kompetenz müssen sie ein Faible für technische Prozesse haben und die Fähigkeit besitzen, komplexe Prozesse auch kaufmännisch zu beherrschen. Denn die Kosten für die technische Leistung liegen im Geschäft mit Büchern ... more

99 reflexiones sobre el diseño editorial

Málaga: Jardín de monos (2021), 165 pp.
"Jorge de Buen desarrolla en estas reflexiones una inteligente crítica a algunos de los usos habituales en la composición de textos y el diseño de libros, a la vez que revaloriza conceptos y procesos de la tipografía tradicional para destacar su importancia y utilidad en la edición actual, desm ... more

Así se hace un libro

Barcelona: Arpa (2019), 196 pp.
"Este libro pretende explicarse a sí mismo, mostrar al lector cómo es y transcurre una parte de su propio proceso de gestación y alumbramiento, y explicarle con detalle cómo se diseña y ejecuta gráficamente hasta ver la luz en la imprenta y llegar a sus manos. Pero no ha sido concebido para cu ... more

Manual de edición: Guía para estos tiempos revueltos

Arequipa (PE): La Travesía;Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC) (2018), 203 pp.
"Este Manual de edición busca guiar a todos los interesados a lo largo del proceso que conduce a la publicación de un libro tanto impreso como digital, desde el momento de su concepción hasta su venta. Manuel Gil y Martín Gómez analizan las similitudes y diferencias entre las cadenas de valor a ... more
"Adopting a cradle-to-grave approach, the book explores green raw materials and green design, and how eco-friendly practices can be integrated into prepress, printing, distribution, and even "beyond the door," in relation to returns. The Green Design and Print Production Handbook looks at the global ... more

Book Production

Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge (2012), xviii, 197 pp.
"The first part deals with the increasingly important role of production as project managers, a role which has not been adequately written about in any of the recent literature on publishing. The second part deals with the processes and raw materials used in developing and manufacturing print on pap ... more

Lesetypographie

Mainz: Schmidt, 5th ed. (2010), 340 pp.
"Drei Auflagen lang etablierte sich Lesetypographie als unverzichtbarer Leitfaden für Dozenten, Studierende und Praktikern. Die Anregungen, Regeln, Lektionen der Lesetypo basieren auf der Analyse von Spitzenleistungen der Buchgestaltung aus Jahrhunderten und haben zeitlose Gültigkeit. Aber natürl ... more

Bookmaking: Editing, Design, Production

New Delhi et al.: Viva Books, 3rd ed. (2010), 494 pp.

Handbook on Book Paper and the Environment

New York; Washington, DC: Association of American Publishers (2008), 61 pp.

Notes on Book Design

New Haven: Yale University Press (2004), xii, 236 pp.
"A lavishly illustrated and instructive volume on book design by one of the giants in the field. In a career spanning more than forty years, Derek Birdsall has achieved renown as a leading book designer in Britain. This practical and inspirational book distils a lifetime’s professional experience. ... more

Maquette, typographie: Guide de la création artistique du livre

Conakry: Editions Ganndal;Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung (InWEnt) (2004), 188 pp.
"Ce livre explique pas à pas la démarche et les outils (typographie, graphisme, etc.) permettant d’inventer la mise en page, la plus adaptée au public et au contenu de chaque livre, en tenant compte de la lisibilité, de l’esthétique et de l’économie de chaque projet." (Description de la ... more

The Design Manual

Sydney: University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press (2002), xxi, 307 pp.
"The manual will be useful for a variety of people: professional graphic designers, editors and desktop publishers; business people and public servants; volunteers in community groups; printers and imagesetters; students of graphic design and desktop publishing. Not every section in the manual will ... more

Texte et image, la mise en forme du livre: Guide du maquettiste PAO

Bonn; Dakar: Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE);Associates in Research and Education for Development (ARED) (2001), 147 pp.

Information Design and Distance Learning for International Development

Leicestershire: Loughborough University, Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), Master Thesis (2001), 190 pp.

Techniques et coûts de fabrication du livre: Guide du fabricant

Bamako: Editions Donniya;Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE) (2001), 153 pp.

International Book Publishing: An Encyclopedia

London; Chicago: Fritzroy Dearborn Publishers (1995), xxvi, 736 pp.
"The first part [...] deals with [...] topics as copyright protection, desktop advances, the role of the editor, multinational publishers, scholarly publishing, best-sellers, and more. Major essays explore the nature and impact of the new technologies, changing patterns of readership, scientific pub ... more

Textbook Publishing and Printing in Ethiopia: Brief Note

Addis Ababa: Educational Materials Production and Distribution Agency (EMPDA) (1989), 24 pp.