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The Design of Books: An Explainer for Authors, Editors, Agents, and Other Curious Readers
Key Guidance
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
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Nachhaltig drucken: Gestaltung umweltgerechter Druckprojekte. Anregungen, Empfehlungen, Inspirationen
Mainz: Verlag Hermann Schmidt (2023), 287 pp.
"Als Kreative:r gestalten und realisieren Sie professionell Druckobjekte. Sie stehen für gute Gestaltung und kompetente herstellerische Umsetzung und möchten Ihren Auftraggeber:innen auch in Fragen der ökologischen Verantwortung kompetent und partnerschaftlich zur Seite stehen. Sich mit Nachhalti
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Buchherstellung: Gestaltung - Technik - Prozesse
Quick Overview
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
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Ecoedición
Bogotá: Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC) (2022), 58 pp.
"La acción mundial por el clima aparece como una de las prioridades, cuando no como la principal prioridad, de la agenda internacional. […] Los países deberán implementar planes de acción multidimensionales que contendrán regulaciones orientadas a que las distintas industrias minimicen al má
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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
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The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications
Key Guidance
Oakland: University of California Press, 4th revised, updated and expanded ed. (2019), xx, 545 pp.
"The Copyeditor’s Handbook has become an indispensable resource both for new editors and for experienced hands who want to refresh their skills and broaden their understanding of the craft of copyediting. This fourth edition incorporates the latest advice from language authorities, usage guides, a
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Así se hace un libro
Key Guidance
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
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Memoria de sostenibilidad: La bioindustria circular del papel y su descarbonización
Madrid: Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Pasta, Papel y Cartón (ASPAPEL) (2018), 110 pp.
"Esta quinta edición de la Memoria de Sostenibilidad del Sector Papel es la materialización de nuestro doble y prioritario compromiso con la sostenibilidad y la transparencia. El documento que editamos cada tres años cubre en esta ocasión el periodo 2015-2017, a lo largo del que se han producido
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Paper: Material, Medium and Magic
Top Insights
Munich; London; New York: Prestel (2018), 269 pp.
"This fascinating book looks at every aspect of paper: its history, composition, production, application, and trade. Beginning with the anatomy of paper and its earliest forms, this book looks at paper as a symbol of political and economic importance and as a carrier of ideas, from literature to art
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Wie ich Bücher gestalte
Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag (2015), 77 pp.
"So wichtig die Gestaltung von Umschlag und Einband eines Buches für Leser, Autoren, Verlag und Buchhandel ist, die Innentypographie ist eine mindestens ebenso wichtige Vermittlerin von Struktur und hilft bei der Orientierung. Sie kann ernsthaft sein oder spielerisch, sie kann historische Elemente
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Blogging for Writers: How Authors and Writers Build Successful Blogs
Lewes, East Sussex: Ilex (2014), 176 pp.
The Green Design and Print Production Handbook
Lewes: Ilex (2013), 192 pp.
"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
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Weiße Magie: Die Epoche des Papiers
Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft (wbg), Lizenzausg. (2012), 382 pp.
Book Production
Key Guidance
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
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A Guide to Graphic Print Production
Key Guidance
Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 3rd ed. (2011), 400 pp.
"Print production requires designers be familiar with graphic design, typography, illustration, editing, workflow management, materials, proofing, mechanical and photographic outputs, prepress processing, paper, color, manufacturing, and distribution. A Guide to Graphic Print Production covers all s
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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
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A Guide to Organizing Writeshops. Writeshops: A Tool for Packaging and Sharing Field Experiences
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) (2010), ix, 63 pp.
Bookmaking: Editing, Design, Production
New Delhi et al.: Viva Books, 3rd ed. (2010), 494 pp.
Green Printing Guidelines
Washington, DC: Wordfirm (2009), 4 pp.
"The production of paper is both resource intensive and highly polluting. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the pulp and paper industry is the third-largest industrial consumer of energy and the fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases among manufacturers. According to the U.S. Environme
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Handbook on Book Paper and the Environment
New York; Washington, DC: Association of American Publishers (2008), 61 pp.
