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Editorial design is the art of storytelling, and DJ Stout's brand of it is uniquely American. Western American. As art director for Texas Monthly, he created memorable work that defined his field. As head of Pentagram, the Austin-based design firm that has become world-renowned, Stout has continued to innovate with his inimitable, often humorous perspectives. Join … Continue reading DJ Stout: A Designer with an Eye for Texas
Walking through the store the other day, a stack of books piled high in one arm and ready for reshelving, a bookseller's eye was drawn to the cover of a book that was faced out on a shelf. She set down her stack and pulled the book off the shelf and investigated. It's a story … Continue reading Around the Shop, On the Shelf 5/15/15
Walking through the store the other day, a stack of books piled high in one arm and ready for reshelving, a bookseller's eye was drawn to the cover of a book that was faced out on a shelf. She set down her stack and pulled the book off the shelf and investigated. It's a story … Continue reading Around the Shop, On the Shelf 5/08/15
Walking through the store the other day, a stack of books piled high in one arm and ready for reshelving, a bookseller's eye was drawn to the cover of a book that was faced out on a shelf. She set down her stack and pulled the book off the shelf and investigated. It's a story … Continue reading Around the Shop, On the Shelf 5/01/15
Walking through the store the other day, a stack of books piled high in one arm and ready for reshelving, a bookseller's eye was drawn to the cover of a book that was faced out on a shelf. She set down her stack and pulled the book off the shelf and investigated. It's a story … Continue reading Around the Shop, On the Shelf 4/24/15
Walking through the store the other day, a stack of books piled high in one arm and ready for reshelving, a bookseller's eye was drawn to the cover of a book that was faced out on a shelf. She set down her stack and pulled the book off the shelf and investigated. It's a story … Continue reading Around the Shop, On the Shelf 4/03/15
Walking through the store the other day, a stack of books piled high in one arm and ready for reshelving, a bookseller's eye was drawn to the cover of a book that was faced out on a shelf. She set down her stack and pulled the book off the shelf and investigated. It's a story … Continue reading Around the Shop, On the Shelf 3/27/15
Walking through the store the other day, a stack of books piled high in one arm and ready for reshelving, a bookseller's eye was drawn to the cover of a book that was faced out on a shelf. She set down her stack and pulled the book off the shelf and investigated. It's a story … Continue reading Around the Shop, On the Shelf 3/20/15
~post by Ellen, BookKids Inventory Manager First, a little bit of terminology. The outside of a hardcover book is called the case. Often, the case is either a plain unembellished color or, as with picture books, the case will be printed with the exact same image as the one on the dust jacket, or jacket … Continue reading Books, Undercover
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