New Page Design: Layout and Editorial Design

by Wang Shaoqiang (Editor), José Moreno (Foreword)

Featuring countless contemporary layout examples and practical information, New Page Design  provides readers with a solid technical foundation for successful editorial design.  Now in paperback, New Page Design offers a comprehensive technical explanation of basic layout principles, a crucial graphic design field that covers the arrangement of typefaces, images, colours, objects, and grids on a page. New Page Design presents also a panorama of contemporary editorial design trends and styles through a selection of 100 projects, from newspapers and magazines to catalogues, books, brochures and posters. Supported by case studies and tips and tricks, within this book readers will gain an overall understanding of the fundamentals of editorial design, including paper size, typographic units, the history of typography and the styles of different typefaces, layout elements, interaction between sections, and the optimum way to visually convey a message. It is a perfect reference for designers who are looking for practical solutions and inspiration. The book includes interviews with Bruch —Idee & Form, Any Studio, Pyramid and Linus Lohoff.
Designers included and the countries they are working from at the moment of publication.  Mane Tatoulian. M. Giesser. Bruch—Idee & Form, Dominik Langegger. Candice Alencar, Nayelli Jaraba, Estúdio Lampejo, Lucas Depolo Machado. Blok Design. Cristóbal Riesco. Line Marie Rasmussen, Rasmus Jappe Kristiansen. Bond Creative Agency, Finland Tania Hoffrén, Empire, Syndicat, GeneralPublic, My Name is Wendy, Studio Fréro. Germany : Any Studio, Bureau Borsche, Carina Mähler, komma team, Miriam König, Moby Digg, Slanted Publishers. Andrés Higueros (+Mexico). Brando Corradini, Carla Cabras, Due Collective, Gusto IDS, Muttnik. Karolina Pietrzyk. Sofia Felgueiras. Alsu Gilmanova, Ekaterina Nikolaeva, Galya Dautova and Karina Yazylyan, Timur Babaev . Clara.B Landín, creanet, David Reca, Leticia Ortín, Linus Lohoff. Amanda & Erik, Studio Ahremark. The  Format Wars. Fatih Hardal. Pyramid (+Portugal), Vincenzo Marchese Ragona. Brian Liu (LA, CA), Pouya Ahmadi (Chigago, IL), Sagmeister & Walsh (NY, NY).

Genres: Design

240 pages, Paperback

Published August 16, 2022

About the author

Shaoqiang Wang is a professor and graduate supervisor at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (China). He is a prolific editor whose titles focus on international design, architecture, branding, communication, trends and culture, and he is also the editor of Design 360° magazine and Asia-Pacific Design. He has been invited to lecture at numerous universities, design academies and organizations, and he has been a jury member for China’s most prestigious design and illustration awards. Mr. Wang is also director of the Guangdong Museum of Art and professor and doctoral supervisor at the College of Arts and Humanities of the Macau University of Science and Technology.

Reviews

[J.souza · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great reference book for editorial design.

I just think there were some missing opportunities.

For some of the projects they have a interview with the design studio. But soon you find is just the same questions for all. And most of the projects don't have an interview at all so you get just a basic resume.

Also, as the focus of the book is editorial design and grid systems I really think they should show the grid dimensions for each project. Instead they just show the grid above some pages, so we don't get to learn how to make that grid ourselves.

So yes, I was expecting more from this one. But still a nice reference book for designers.