Book design: “The Time-honoured Patina”

University Project: Design course, Master of Publishing @ Simon Fraser Univerity

Tools: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

Book design of the title “The Time-honured Patina”. The aim of this project was to redesign the existing edition of a trade book, determine an appropriate format and size, create cover concepts and develop a typographic format. Deliverables include:

• Complete jacket or cover– front, spine, flaps, and back.

• Case graphics (HC only).

• Front matter – endpapers, half title page, full title page, table of contents, copyright page.

• Chapter opening (double-page spread)

• Interior double-page spread.

• Design rationale.