Design Bible
2023/03/26 18:09 Filed in: Publication
For a book designer with a predilection for grand gestures, the overview of her own design practice was remarkably small: 38 by 50 mm. Irma Boom designed ‘Biography in Books’ in 2010 for an exhibition at the Special Collections of the UvA in Amsterdam.
All books, corporate identities, stamps and posters designed by her until then were depicted in the edition, in reverse order and sometimes accompanied by a commentary. A physically small edition, but 704 pages thick, neatly bound, with a red dust jacket and edge. Like many other Boom designs, this mini-catalog quickly became a collector’s item, offered online for prices of up to $1,600.
(Source: NRC Magazine #9 / 2022)
And look what I have in my library… Bought a long time ago for 25 EUR. Sjoerd immediately started googling: there is indeed more than 1,700 US dollars offered for this signed edition! I think I should keep this book in a safe …