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13 books : (notes on the design, construction & marketing of my last--) / Leonard Koren ; drawings by Gary Panter.
LIBRA N7433.4.K67 A2 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Koren, Leonard, 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Koren, Leonard, 1948-.
- Koren, Leonard.
- Artists' books.
- Book design.
- Books--Marketing.
- Books.
- Authorship.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 141 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Other Title:
- Thirteen books
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, Calif. : Stone Bridge Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- Author/designer Leonard Koren looks at the bookmaking process behind each of his creations, from inspiration and organizing page principle to greatest difficulty and enduring lesson. Self-reflective and demythologizing, "13 Books "is an observant guide to the creative process and to the essential link between information, commerce, and visual form in our culture today. It will be of special interest to graphic/web designers and art directors.
- Leonard Koren lives in San Francisco and Tokyo and trained as an artist and architect. His "13 books" include "WET Magazine," "Wabi-Sabi, "and" How to Take a Japanese Bath."
- "From initial inception to individual page layout, this book serves as an illuminating and personal look at the necessary steps of book production." -- Design Issues
- Contents:
- Experimental
- 17 Beautiful Men Taking a Shower 10
- Wet Magazine 20
- New Fashion Japan 34
- Craft-building
- 283 Useful Ideas from Japan 46
- Success Stories 56
- Graphic Design Cookbook 64
- The Haggler's Handbook 74
- Noise Reduction 84
- Post-commercial
- How to Take a Japanese Bath 92
- How to Rake Leaves 102
- Self-reflective
- Wabi-Sabi 110
- Undesigning the Bath 120
- Gardens of Gravel and Sand 130.
- ISBN:
- 1880656590
- OCLC:
- 47975436
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