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Saturday, 18 February 2012
Celebrating Picador's 40th in Black and White
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Picador re-issued 12 of its classic fiction titles with arresting cover designs rendered in black and white.
According to Neil Lang, Senior Designer for Picador, "Originally the series started with a more rigid feel, using the same typography and positioning on all, but by using black and white to unite them, it meant that a typeface could be chosen to suit each title. And of course, I couldn't resist a nod to the classic white spine, which always looked great on a bookshelf. Every cover is different and I think works individually, but when seen together work as a set."
Aside from the re-designed cover, each book comes with a section of extra material, such as contemporary review coverage, author interviews and essays, original jacket art work, reading guides and more.
According to Neil Lang, Senior Designer for Picador, "Originally the series started with a more rigid feel, using the same typography and positioning on all, but by using black and white to unite them, it meant that a typeface could be chosen to suit each title. And of course, I couldn't resist a nod to the classic white spine, which always looked great on a bookshelf. Every cover is different and I think works individually, but when seen together work as a set."
Aside from the re-designed cover, each book comes with a section of extra material, such as contemporary review coverage, author interviews and essays, original jacket art work, reading guides and more.
Sunday, 5 February 2012
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