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The art directors\' handbook of professional magazine design : classic techniques and inspirational approaches / Horst Moser.

By: Moser, Horst.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Thames & Hudson, 2011Edition: 3rd ed.Description: 296 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 9780500515730; 0500515735.Subject(s): Magazine design | Graphic arts | Magazine coversDDC classification: 741.652
Contents:
Theoretical Foundations -- Practical Foundations -- Covers -- Logos -- Inside pages -- Spine design.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What makes a magazine into a design classic? How can timeless ideas be incorporated into an ever-changing contemporary context? While many books on editorial design simply illustrate great work, this book, now updated with a new chapter covering independent magazines and revised illustrations throughout, presents a huge range of examples from an amazing collection of international magazines and uses them to illustrate the principles of classic editorial design.

Horst Moser discusses the design challenges facing art directors today, showcasing the most successful solutions, from the cutting edge of modern style to classic techniques. With over 1,000 colour illustrations, it is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for students and professionals, and an essential and authoritative guide for anyone involved in magazine design.

Includes indexes.

Theoretical Foundations -- Practical Foundations -- Covers -- Logos -- Inside pages -- Spine design.

CIT Module DESI 6025 - Core reading.

Translated from the German.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Horst Moser is a graphic designer, art director and principal of Independent Medien-Design in Munich, Germany, with a design team of 20 people specializing in editorial design for magazines and books as well as corporate design.