Search Results by tag: book design

Valentine’s Day Cover to Cover: A heart-shaped gift from Anansi and Kurt Cobain

Every Valentine's Day, House of Anansi Press likes to give something sweet to its mailing list. This year, the Toronto publisher commissioned an e-story from Lynn Crosbie – author of Where Did You Sleep Last ... Read More »

February 14, 2017 | Filed under: Book culture

Alcuin Society announces winners of book design awards

By Becky Robertson

The Alcuin Society has announced this year's winners of its Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. The first prize recipients in each of eight categories are as follows, with a full list of ... Read More »

March 22, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Book Making: Tania Craan on designing Helen Humphreys’s The River

By Q&Q Staff

For more than a decade, author Helen Humphreys has owned a property on Ontario’s picturesque Napanee River. Her latest book, The River (ECW Press), is a meditation on the landscape, mixing archival and contemporary photos, ... Read More »

January 18, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Alcuin Society announces 2015 book design award winners

By Becky Robertson

Vancouver non-profit the Alcuin Society has revealed the winners and runners-up of its 33rd annual Canadian book-design awards. A judging panel comprising Simon Fraser University senior publishing lecturer and Stanton Atkins & Dosil publishing ... Read More »

April 21, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

A is for Austen: Penguin’s Drop Caps series

By Sue Carter

Typography nuts should check out Penguin Drop Caps, a 26-volume hardcover series of classic literature featuring covers by type designer Jessica Hische, in collaboration with Penguin art director Paul Buckley. Hische is a sought-after designer ... Read More »

November 13, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Three Canadian books in the running for international design award

By Natalie Sequeira

Three Canadian titles have been recognized by Stiftung Buchkunst as some of the best-designed books from around the world. The German foundation, which organizes the annual international book-design competition, will hand out prizes at the ... Read More »

March 6, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Quillcast video: book designer Michel Vrana reveals one of his all-time favourite covers

By Sue Carter

Quillcast is a podcast and video series from Quill & Quire featuring behind-the-scenes conversations with authors and publishing insiders. In the third video of the series, freelance book designer Michel Vrana discusses the creative process ... Read More »

December 3, 2012 | Filed under: Quillcast

Book designers pick their favourite covers of 2012

By Sue Carter

Q&Q asked five book designers to pick their favourite covers of the year. Click on the ... Read More »

November 30, 2012 | Filed under: Books of the Year

Snap decisions: elevating author photos to a work of art

By Leah Sandals

In the July/August issue of Q&Q, writer Leah Sandals spoke to publicists and photographers about why an author's promotional headshot may be more important than ever Michael Ondaatje in recline, shirt unbuttoned and eyes smouldering. ... Read More »

October 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Quillcast video: Ingrid Paulson on designing Emily Schultz’s Heaven is Small

By Sue Carter

Quillcast is a podcast and video series from Quill & Quire featuring behind-the-scenes conversations with authors and publishing insiders. In the first video of the series, freelance book designer Ingrid Paulson chats about the creative ... Read More »

September 25, 2012 | Filed under: Quillcast

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