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Tokyo
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Designed by
Michelle Mackintosh
Category
Best Designed Non-Fiction Book
Year
2019
Publisher
Plum an imprint of Pan Macmillan Australia

About the Designer

Michelle Mackintosh is an author, graphic designer and illustrator. She has worked on a number of illustrated books, including cookbooks and craft books. Michelle also designs stationery and logos. She is based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Design Rationale

Tokyo the book aims to reflect Tokyo the city: a mix of old and new that is frenetic and busy, yet highly organised and sprinkled with welcome pockets of tranquillity. The colour palette was designed to complement both black and white, and works hard to enhance the wide variety of photography in the book. The special finishes elevate the book to a gift-like object. Together with the publishing team, I worked hard to create a cover that was layered, bright and commercially viable – an intriguing cover that makes readers curious to learn more about this amazing city.

Details
Dimensions
173 x 210 mm
No. pages
388
Special finishes
Matte black book block and patterned varnish
Credits
Internal Design
Michelle Mackintosh
Photography
Michelle Mackintosh
Illustration
Michelle Mackintosh
Typesetting
Pauline Haas
Printing
1010 Printing
Author
Steve Wide and Michelle Mackintosh