INTERIOR BOOK DESIGN

Marshall Lee, renowned publishing authority and author has equated the relationship of design to production to that of architect to builder. He expands on that comparison by stating that no matter how good the builder; the result will not be successful unless the architect has a thorough mastery of the materials and techniques of construction.

book design, book layout

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE DESIGN

The thumbnails of the 3 titles below depict double page spreads from books that I was commissioned to design. I was also involved in the composition and electronic page assembly of these titles.

Click each image to download a PDF of a portion of the layout.  (Textbook Design)

IC Layout Basics: A Practical Guide

IC LAYOUT BASICS: A Practical Guide

AUTHORS:  Christopher Saint and Judy Saint
TRIM SIZE:  6" x 9"
COLORS:  2/C
PUBLISHER:  McGraw-Hill Professional Books
COPYRIGHT:  © 2002
http://mcgraw-hill.com

TASK:  Creation of 2-color interior book design, construction of QuarkXPress paging template and execution of electronic page assembly.

XHTML Essentials

XHTML ESSENTIALS

AUTHORS:  Michael Sauers and R. Allen Wyke
TRIM SIZE:  7 1/2" x 9 1/4"
COLORS:  1/C
PUBLISHER:  John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
COPYRIGHT:  © 2001
http://wiley.com

TASK:  Adaptation of the design of a 1-color Wiley standard format to accommodate this title, contruction of the QuarkXPress paging template, and execution of electronic page assembly.

Robot Builder's Sourcebook

ROBOT BUILDER'S SOURCEBOOK

AUTHORS:  Gordon McComb
TRIM SIZE:  8 1/2" x 11"
COLORS:  4/C
PUBLISHER:  McGraw-Hill Professional Books
COPYRIGHT:  © 2003
http://mcgraw-hill.com

TASK:  Creation of 1-color interior book design, creation of sidebar illustrations, construction of QuarkXPress paging template, and execution of electronic page assembly.

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