Designed by

, Allison Colpoys

Category

Best Designed Non-Fiction Book

Year

2015

Publisher

Scribe Publications

About the Designer

Design Rationale

The book explores how the author had to literally rewire his brain to recover from a stroke. As he did so, drawing on principles of neuroplasticity and mindfulness, he also healed himself emotionally. Miriam’s design concept was inspired by the Japanese practice of kintsugi, where broken ceramics are repaired with gold so the repairs become a new, beautiful part of the object rather than hidden flaws. Allison took the idea, a perfect analogy for the book, and realised this elegant and deceptively simple solution which echoes both the practise of kintsugi and the physical appearance of the brain’s synapses.

Details

Dimensions

135 x 210 mm

No. pages

304

Special finishes

Gold foil, Uncoated Stock

Credits

Internal Design

Allison Colpoys,

Author

David Roland