Best Dutch Book Designs 2020 distils a field of 295 entries down to 33 exemplary publications, documenting the judgement of a specialist panel assessing typography, materials, printing, binding, picture editing, and design coherence in equal measure.
About This Book
Each year, the Best Dutch Book Designs competition sets the benchmark for what book design can achieve when craft and concept align. This catalogue documents the 33 selections from the 2020 edition, presenting not just the winning titles but the reasoning behind each choice. Detailed notes on technical execution — paper stock, binding method, typographic decisions — make this as useful to a practising designer as to a collector. For anyone working at the intersection of graphic design, editorial design, and print production, this is an authoritative record of the field's highest standard in a year that tested the industry in particular ways.
Key Features
- 600 pages documenting 33 selected publications with technical and critical commentary
- Published by CPNB, 2020
What You'll Discover
- How a panel of experts weighs competing criteria — content, design, typography, materials, printing, and binding — in selecting outstanding books
- Detailed technical profiles of each selected publication, including production and material choices that distinguish them from the field
- The breadth of Dutch book design practice across genres and formats, represented by 33 works chosen from nearly 300 entries
- Critical insight into what elevates a publication from competent to exceptional, articulated through specific, annotated examples
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 600
- Dimensions: 120 x 160 mm
- Language: English / Dutch
- ISBN: 9789083173801
- Publisher: CPNB
- Publication Date: 2020
Perfect For: Graphic designers, editorial designers, typographers, print production specialists, and design academics with a serious interest in book arts and Dutch design culture.