Katy homans book design

Apr 23, 2014 katy homans i entered the worlds of design and art as a printer, having been introduced to david godines letterpress shop through a college class on the history of prints and printmaking. Illness and treatment in stalins gulags continue reading. Simplicity is what i was thinking about, says katy homans, the graphic designer who created the nyrb classic look. The solidcolored spines and striking covers, designed by katy. Fonts in use in artwork from katy homans an independent archive of typography. Collectively they have designed numerous books for prominent galleries, art museums and other institutions, and publishers such as aperture, phaidon. The world of odysseus grasping reality by brad delong.

The phrase that comes to mind when i think of fraenkel gallery is best in class. I managed the intake and archiving of photographs for the spirit of family a book by tipper and al gore. Redesigned by revered book designer katy homans and printed as drytrap tritone on uncoated paper by meridian printing. Book covers, design inspiration, comics, literature, publishing, and pop culture. Message from the interior catalogueanthology catalogueanthology of the books of the eakins press foundation leslie george katz 1993. Encompassing more than 20,000 selections from special collections and aigas annual juried design competitions since 1924, aiga design archives is one of the richest online resources available to those who practice, study and appreciate great design. Apr 09, 2018 the dud avocado by elaine dundy is one of greta gerwigs favorite books. It is truly an objet dart for the avid book collector. Katy homans has designed hundreds of publications for museums, universities, galleries, and other cultural institutions, as well as publications and projects with individual artists, among them lee friedlander over forty books, nicholas nixon, nancy. Innovation in pattern and print at the fabric workshop. Christines work has won awards from print magazine and is in the collection of the canadian centre for architcture, the sterling memorial library at yale university, and has been exhibited at the kuhn fine arts gallery. Danny frank supervised the printing with an impressivel fine screen possible three hundred at medidian, rhode island. This revised and expanded edition of ewalds nowrare book, first published in 1985, and called. About us teaching and learning through photography.

As with other friedlander books he gets the usual professionals to produces the perfect book. Katy homans book design by lizzie scott printed in the united states of america on acidfree paper. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover katy s. The design, by katy homans, puts as many as 10 pictures on the page and forgoes the conventional and pretentious coffeetable look in favor of a. Look at some inside pages by clicking customer images under the cover.

Katy homans is a renowned american graphic designer in the world of art and photography publishing. New york designer katy homans, who has many years experience designing art books, devised the format. This contrasting color adds some excitement and muchneeded contrast to the overall design, which now looks to me like its ready for prime time. Designed by katy homans, the catalogue has been printed in quadritone by martilloni florence. View katy homans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.

Amy woloszyn ownerart director amymade graphic design. Nov 19, 2018 the show includes books designed by wendy byrne, eleanor caponigro, yolanda cuomo, roger gorman, katy homans, ed marquand and his associates, catherine mills, mary shanahan and lorraine wild. Katy homans greater new york city area professional. Dec 24, 2019 eudora welty, katy homans book design. The type, has been set in berthold quality bemba and perpetua, in reference to katy homans original design for william eggleston.

Im a pen and ink illustrator and designer based on the isle of wight. Norton, september 22 an absolutely gorgeous use of negative space. Katy homans i entered the worlds of design and art as a printer. New eden a book celebrating great game environment design c. Printed at meridian printing under the supervision of daniel frank. Katy homans, designer for the seriesall of which have colorful spinessaid, if people are interested because they have a red spine, thats. The design, by katy homans, is based on the original 1930 edition and the limited edition published by the library fellows.

I switched my major to the art of books, while working continuously as a printer. Katy homans, graphic designer, seattle, washington first published in eye no. Some readers will recall her trailblazing article about robert brownjohn in eye no. From the designers desk yale university press blog page 3. Bound by riverside bindery cloth, 88 pages, 58 duotone photographs, 11 duotone historical documents, 8 12 x 9 inches. Summer nights, walking 2009 revised edition photo book. Paula cooper, paula cooper gallery david godine, publisher, david r. Books to show off how smart you are the seattle times. Katy homans i entered the worlds of design and art as a printer, having been introduced to david godines letterpress shop through a college class on the history of prints and printmaking. Dec, 2018 the exhibition will include over 100 books, including select titles chosen by each featured designer from hisher own career.

See more ideas about tattoos, body art tattoos, piercing tattoo. Our design firm works with artists, museums, and publishers to design art books, exhibition graphics, exhibition catalogues, and other related materials. Simplicity is what i was thinking about, said katy homans, the graphic designer who created the nyrb classic look. Penguin wrote the rule book when it comes to the design of covers for classic literature. Katy homans, book designer gianfranco monacelli, publisher, the monacelli press jock reynolds, director, yale university art gallery the alice was presented by joan k. The 2016 alice was awarded to the frazier history museum for the book kentucky by design. Penguin wrote the rule book when it comes to the design of covers for classic. Graphic design 1946 healthfitness 425 homeinterior 451 industrial design 309 institutional 595 kids 420. Illuminated by moonlight and streetlamp, the houses, roads, sidewalks, and fields retain the wonder of the original edition, while adopting the artists intention of a. This revised and expanded edition of ewalds nowrare book, first published in 1985, and called an american masterpiece, offers access to a. Mar 21, 2017 this pin was discovered by emily owens.

Apples and olives is an absolutely lovely photobook. Thinking persons book series also looks great on instagram. Miko mcginty graphic designer and owner miko mcginty. While the series, designed by katy homans, shares some characteristics with germano facettis covers for penguin classicsthe box containing the title and author, the frequent use of existing artworkthe irreverent cropping. Selections from the permanent collection deborah lyons introduction susan c. Her clients include national and international art museums and publishers, and she has received both prestigious and obscure awards for publication design. Designed by katy homans book design, book cover design. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The type, has been set in monotype dante, in reference to katy homans original design for william eggleston. In these early years, the gallery also began its publishing program of books and. The extraordinary color and bw white photographs by chuck henningsen depict gorman, his work, his people and the land of the navajo in arizona, utah and new mexico. The invention of morel introduction home the new york.

Minor spots of foxing at top edge and stain on bottom left corner, not affecting image. If theres one thing we know about angelina jolie, its that as an actress, activist, and guest lecturer at the london school of economics, she danny homan london. Dec 06, 1998 as a book it has a commercial appeal as well. The exhibition will include over 100 books, including select titles chosen by each featured designer from hisher own career. Katy homans has designed hundreds of publications for museums, universities, galleries, and other cultural institutions, as well as publications and projects with individual artists, among them lee friedlander over forty books, nicholas nixon, nancy holt, christian marclay, wendy ewald, and many others. Godine katy homans, book designer gianfranco monacelli, publisher, the monacelli press.

Presences, the artists first exhibition at the gallery, 2011 jeffrey fraenkel, book designer katy homans, and frish brandt with the plot thickens, 2014 the plot thickens, 35th anniversary publication, 2014. Apr 23, 2014 dorothy day for the twentyfirst century continue reading brazilian politics during the cold war continue reading sick labor. Eakins press foundation prayer pilgrimage for freedom. This catalogueanthology tells the story of the eakins press and represents each of its publications with pictures and words from the books themselves as well as comments and praise from relevant critical sources. Nine color photographs printed on phoenixmotion xantur 115gsm paper from scheufelen paper mill, mounted on somerset book 115gsm paper from st. Wendy byrne, eleanor caponigro, yolanda cuomo, roger gorman, katy homans, ed marquand and. Photographic center northwest presents by the book. William eggleston morals of visions exibart street. Oct 12, 2019 in any case, the books striking design is the first clue that these are not classics in the classic sense. Design and typography by katy homans based on the original concept devised by lance hidy and leslie george katz. The decorative arts and american culture, edited by andrew kelly and published by the university press of kentucky the alice 2016 jury. She achieved this result by matching the shade of the book s spine with an additional block of color on the front cover. One of his pieces was featured on the cover of the exhibition catalog.