title: Fully Booked: Cover Art & Design for Books
author: Robert Klanten
description: Many prophesied that the printed book would be doomed by developments in<br />digital media. Far from it! The book has not only survived, but as tactile qualities<br />have gained significance in our increasingly digital world there is also more<br />unhindered experimentation with bound paper pages now than ever before. The<br />materiality of the medium can give sensual emphasis to complex visual and<br />textual content or appreciate its value. Some content isn t even apparent until it<br />takes the form of a real object the printed book.<br />Fully Booked is devoted to current cover and book design. It presents material<br />from printed publications that succeed in striking a crucial balance between<br />the market s demands for availability, legibility and durability on the one hand<br />and sophisticated visual and content design on the other. By featuring projects<br />in this experimental field that combine enormous creativity with skilled craftsmanship,<br />Fully Booked also reveals trends in today s graphic design.<br />In addition, Fully Booked presents a choice selection of artist books. Created by<br />hand and printed in limited editions, these publications push the boundaries of<br />conventional book design.<br />Its range of inspiring examples not only makes Fully Booked a must-have for<br />graphic designers, book creators and publishers, but also for every book lover.
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  ## Contents
  
  
  [Cloaked](../Text/9780062375995_B1_Cover.xhtml)
  
  
  [A Kiss in Time](../Text/9780062375995_B2_Cover.xhtml)
  
  
  [Towering](../Text/9780062375995_B3_Cover.xhtml)
  
  
  [About the Author](../Text/About_the_Author.xhtml#ata)
  
  
  [Books by Alex Flinn](../Text/9780062375995_Also_by.xhtml#also)
  
  
  [About the Publisher](../Text/About_the_Publisher.xhtml#ratp)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  CLOAKED
  
  
  ALEX FLINN
  
  
  ![logo](../Images/B1_logo.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Dedication](../Text/9780062375995_B1_Contents.xhtml#rded)
  
  
  For my daughter, Meredith
  
  
  Special thanks to Toni Markiet, Jayne Carapezzi, Joyce Sweeney, Dorian
  Cirrone, and George Nicholson
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Epigraph](../Text/9780062375995_B1_Contents.xhtml#repi)
  
  
  Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain
  clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good
  speech, good sil