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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  Copyright@2014 J. Daniels. All Rights
  
  
  Reserved
  
  
  This book is a work of fiction. Names,
  
  
  characters, places, events, and other elements portrayed herein are
  
  
  either the product of the author’s imagination or used
  
  
  fictitiously. Any resemblance to real persons or events is
  
  
  coincidental.
  
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced,
  
  
  storied in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by
  
  
  any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or
  
  
  otherwise, without prior permission of the author.
  
  
  Smashwords Edition
  
  
  Cover design © Arijana Karčić, Cover It!
  
  
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  To the lovers of love, and all the heartache that
  
  
  sometimes comes with it.
  
  
  This is for you.
  
  
    
  
  
  Table of Contents
  
  
  [Prologue](tmp_5f83ec6c8b6e7474de47205e41bfeb76_2Bb3wr.ch.fixed.fc.tidied.stylehacked.xfixed_split_004.html