21st Century Book Cover Design

Download or read book 21st Century Book Cover Design written by A MICHAEL. SHUMATE and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books are not sold the same way they used to be. That means book covers can't be designed the same way they used to be.

Download or read book Twenty-first Century Design written by Marcus Fairs and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of the design landscape, guiding the reader through the array of movements, styles & trends, & identifying leading designers, as well as future design classics. This work places the modern scene in a historic framework & explores cultural & economic forces shaping design.

Download or read book Front Cover written by Alan Powers and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can't judge a book by its cover...but some covers simply speak for themselves. The most influential book jacket designs from throughout the 20th century are on display, and the fascinating images track their evolution from throwaway utilitarian "dust jackets" into a powerful modern art form. Three hundred hardcover and paperback book jackets appear in full color, including many from rare first editions seldom seen outside a serious collector's library. Accompanying analysis commemorates the contributions of top European and American artists like Victor Gollancz, Paul Rand, and Barnett Freedman; explains how cover art styles helped launch such publishing brands as Penguin and Bloomsbury; and explores the impact of today's digitally designed covers.

Download or read book Judging a Book by Its Cover written by Nickianne Moody and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do books attract their readers? This collection takes a closer look at book covers and their role in promoting sales and shaping readers' responses. Judging a Book by Its Cover brings together leading scholars, many with experience in the publishing industry, who examine the marketing of popular fiction across the twentieth century and beyond. Using case studies, and grounding their discussions historically and methodologically, the contributors address key themes in contemporary media, literary, publishing, and business studies related to globalisation, the correlation between text and image, identity politics, and reader reception. Topics include book covers and the internet bookstore; the links between books, the music industry, and film; literary prizes and the selling of books; subcultures and sales of young adult fiction; the cover as a signifier of literary value; and the marketing of ethnicity and lesbian pulp fiction. This exciting collection opens a new field of enquiry for scholars of book history, literature, media and communication studies, marketing, and cultural studies.

Download or read book Book Cover Designs written by Matthew Goodman and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Look at more than 500 book cover designs and listen to more than 50 of today's top designers discuss their process for creating the perfect book cover. This collection of covers includes titles from fiction to nonfiction, history to science books, novels to short stories, old favorites to popular 21st century titles.

Download or read book 21st Century Lighting Design written by Alyn Griffiths and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents over 100 beautiful and innovative lighting designs across domestic, commercial and architectural settings, mapping the trends in the discipline over the last decade.

Download or read book Design for the 21st Century written by Charlotte Fiell and published by Taschen America Llc. This book was released on 2003 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A SNEAK PREVIEW OF 21ST CENTURY AESTHETICS VIA THE VISION OF TODAY'S MOST INNOVATIVE DESIGNERS HOW DO TODAY'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST DESIGNERS SEE THE FUTURE OF DESIGN? INCLUDING A CROSS SECTION OF THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL DESIGNERS, FROM SUPERSTARS TO NEWCOMERS, THIS GUIDE EXPLORES CUTTING EDGE PRODUCT DESIGN, FURNITURE, CERAMICS, APPLIANCES, ELECTRONICS, GLASSWARE, AND TEXTILES.