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PLAN A:

Design Without Words

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Published by:
Mark Rosenthal
Published:
3/29/2011
Specs:
Standard / 8.25" x 10.75"
46 pages Perfect-bound
Category:
Art
Tags:
book cover design, books, design, graphic design, text, visual perception, words

Using some well-know book covers, we show how design affects our perceptions when their textual-elements are removed. New insights into how we see the relationship between words and form are revealed with the "non-text" versions of the covers of "The Great Gatsby" "On Photography" "Goodbye Columbus" and thirty others designs.

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