- Designed by
- Nathan Burton
- Category
- Best Designed Non-Fiction Book
- Year
- 2021
- Publisher
- ABC Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
- Design Rationale
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I thought it would be interesting to blend the Gothic architecture of Prague with Czech ephemera from the mid century to represent the city in a very graphic way. I found some particularly stunning matchbook labels and stamps that have a beautiful simplicity to them, which influenced the illustration. Another nod to the city is the frame that borders the illustration, which is taken from the street signs of the capital. We used gold foil to hint at Prague’s wealthy past, with a textured stock to tie in again to the matchbook feel.
- Details
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- Dimensions
- 153 x 210 mm
- No. pages
- 592
- Special finishes
- Jacket: 2 colours on woodfree stock with matt gold foil Case: Black wibalin hardback with matt gold foil Endpapers: metallic gold PMS colour
- Credits
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- Internal Design
- Nathan Burton
- Illustration
- Nathan Burton
- Typesetting
- Kelli Lonergan
- Printing
- McPherson's Printing Group
- Author
- Richard Fidler
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