The Form Of The Book Book, Occasional Papers, 2009

Edited & Designed by Sara De Bondt and Fraser Muggeridge

THE FORM OF THE BOOK BOOK brings together essential essays on the book its history, present, and possible futures by preeminent graphic designers and graphic design theorists/historians…. In a nod to JAN TSCHICHOLD’s famous [1975] collection of essays THE FORM OF THE BOOK, this [new] book offers in-depth analyses of key moments in the history of book design in order to better imagine the many forms the book will take, and is already taking, in our digital age.”

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  • Format Book
  • Year 2009
  • Client/Publisher Occasional Papers
  • Size 140mm x 230mm

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The Form Of The Book Book, Occasional Papers, 2009
The Form Of The Book Book, Occasional Papers, 2009
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