Surprise Me:Editorial Design [Hardcover]

Horst Moser (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0972563601 | ISBN-13: 978-0972563604 | Edition: First Edition

More than 1,500 colorful examples of the world?s best and most interesting magazines.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Horst Moser is a graphic designer, art director and principal of Independent Medien-Design in Munich, Germany, with a design team of 20 people specializing in editorial design for magazines and books as well as corporate design. His work has won numerous awards in Europe and America,; Véronique Vienne, (Introduction), a former magazine art director, writes about design, fashion and cultural trends. Her critical essays on design have appeared in magazines such as Metropolis, Graphis, Print, Communication Arts, Eye, American Photo, and AIGA Journal. She is the author of many books including the "Something to be Desired: Essays on Design" (Graphis) and the best-selling "The Art of Doing Nothing" (Clarkson Potter).

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"[Horst Moser] did what I wish I had done: He offered his extensive collection of contemporary magazines to readers in the form of a book. Written to appeal to designers as well as non-designers-editors, entrepreneurs, marketers- Surprise Me is not encumbered with insider's jargon. His thorough understanding of the process, combined with intriguing juxtapositions of layouts, no-nonsense comments, and original insight make for an entertaining read-as surprising fresh as the subject matter he is presenting." (From the introduction by Véronique Vienne).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Mark Batty Publisher; First Edition edition (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972563601
• ISBN-13: 978-0972563604
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 1.2 x 12.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,263,590 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lots of examples; little context, January 3, 2007

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Robert Sugar "www.fpomagazine.com" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Surprise Me:Editorial Design (Hardcover)

Surprise me: Editorial Design is nothing but examples arranged in categories. There is something here for the serious designer to gleen from exposure but any help from the author as to criteria for inclusion or particularly striking examples is missing. Since the aurthor is German, many of the examples are European and most reprersent the kind of swiss-griddy laid-back style that finds little currency among contemporary (read:young) audiences. Still, there are things here that can inspire a magazine designer, but there was little to "surprise me."