Les Ballets C de la B | designed by Betty Reyniers & Peter De Roy (Signbox)
In the field of graphic design and production qualities Flanders can be proud of its output in books. During the past decades Flemish book production did a significant amount of catching-up, and this has resulted in a number of beauties in design and printing.
Les Ballets C de la B | designed by Betty Reyniers & Peter De Roy (Signbox)
That is why the Vlaamse Uitgevers Vereniging (Flemish Association of Publishers) and the Plantin Society have made it a yearly tradition to present the Plantin-Moretus Awards for best produced books in Flanders. These awards are given to books which distinguish themselves for their design, illustrations and production qualities. The Awards are given in different categories: - literature (prose, poetry, theatre, essays, history of literature);
- educational and scientific publications;
- art- and photo books and exhibition catalogues;
- miscellaneous non-fiction;
- children’s books;
- bibliophile editions;
- work by Flemish designers, regardless where it’s been published.
Les Ballets C de la B | designed by Betty Reyniers & Peter De Roy (Signbox)
The Awards were presented last Wednesday, September 26th, during a ceremony at the Permeke Library in Antwerp. The jury consisted of six specialists: Danny Dobbelaere (chairman), Jan Darthet (expert book production), Marc Mombaerts (expert pre-press and printing), Louis Van den Eede (expert typography), Nicolaas De Schryver (expert bookbinding) and Nej De Doncker (expert graphic design). They awarded the following five publications:
Art & Photography Books
Collectie Vlaamse Gemeenschap aanwinsten
Authors | Koen Brams and Dirk Pültau
Publisher | Vlaams Ministerie van Cultuur
Graphic design | Jürgen Persijn (N.N.)
Typefaces | DTL Documenta, Interstate
Non-fiction
Les Ballets C de la B
Authors | Hildegard De Vuyst and Alain Platel
Publisher | Lannoo, Tielt
Graphic design | Betty Reyniers and Peter de Roy (Signbox)
Typefaces | Clarendon, FF Avance, FF Quadraat Sans Mono
Children’s Books
Reinaart de Vos (de felle met de rode baard)
Author | Henri van Daele
Publisher | Manteau
Graphic design | Peer De Maeyer
Illustrations | Klaas Verplancke
Work by Flemish Designers
Craigie Horsfield. Relation.
Author | Catherine De Zegher
Publisher | Jeu de Paume, Paris; Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa and Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Graphic design | Luc Derycke
Typefaces | FF Meta
Educational and Scientific Publications
Steinway 170 & Mozart 06
Authors | Jan Christiaens / Elise Simoens and Pieters Bergé / Ignace Bossuyt
Publisher | Concertgebouw Brugge vzw
Graphic design | Jurgen Maelfeyt
Typefaces | Avenir
Five other publications received nominations or honours. The awarded and nominated books will be exhibited in Belgium en abroad: at the Permeke Library till October 14, at the Book Art International exhibition (Frankfurter Buchmesse, Germany, October 10–14), at the Boekenbeurs (Antwerp, Belgium, October 31–November 11) and at the Best Book Design from all over the World (Leipzig, Germany, March 13–16, 2008)
The – very well designed ;) – booklet with the jury report, set in TEFF Collis, with showings of the awarded books and motivation by the jury, can be downloaded from the VUV website. It can also be ordered from the Vlaamse Uitgevers Vereniging and from the Plantin Society.
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