THE BIRTH OF A BOOK 一本書籍的誕生

I love visiting bookstores, not only because I can read there, but also because I can appreciate some superb book designs. As a reader, the book content is significant yet it also plays an important role if not a key role. Andrew Haslam’s “Book Design” serves as a comprehensive and practical guide for designers, with carefully structured text illustrated with photographs and diagrams throughout the book. Featuring examples from various kinds of books, it takes the reader through every aspect of the subject. Next time when you pass through the bookstore, don’t forget to appreciate the efforts book designers paid throughout the production.

喜愛逛書店的原因，有時不僅為閱讀，也為欣賞美輪美奐的書籍設計。作為讀者，書本的文字內容固然重要，但書籍設計以至排版風格，卻影響讀者能否真正消化文字內容。Andrew Haslam的《Book Design》堪稱介紹書籍設計裝幀的聖經。結構嚴謹的文字搭配豐富的照片及圖表，讓讀者從所有與跟書有關的類目，包括字體選擇、排版設計、圖片搭配、紙張材質、印刷方式等，認識一本書籍的誕生。下一次路經書店，可別忘記向設計精美書本的設計師致敬。