综合一区欧美国产,99国产麻豆免费精品,九九精品黄色录像,亚洲激情青青草,久久亚洲熟妇熟,中文字幕av在线播放,国产一区二区卡,九九久久国产精品,久久精品视频免费

Between the lines the story of an unusual tome

By Yang Yang ( China Daily ) Updated: 2016-05-14 11:04:08

Between the lines the story of an unusual tome

[Photo by Wu Linhua/ China Daily]

A commitment to books and beauty produces an international prizewinnner.

Covered in dull olive green synthetic raffia, bound by gray strings, the almost square book seems modestly unadorned. And the stories in it about a simple man and his family's bookshop in the city of Xi'an are unlikely to stir readers that much. However, anyone carefully leafing through the pages of Order: The Story of Fangyuan Bookshop, is likely to be touched and amused by the ordinariness that is presented ingeniously through the airy and light interaction of text and image. The deft creativity of the designer of the flip-book presentation of the caricature faces of the man to the left of the strings that bind the book are something to marvel at.

The book, made by the bookshop owner, Lyu Chonghua, designed by Li Jin and published by Guangxi Fine Arts Publishing House, won the Gold Medal in the Most Beautiful Book in the World competition in Leipzig, Germany, in February.

It is the second time after 12 years that a Chinese book won the award again.

"When you see the book, you see Lyu Chonghua and the store," says Li, assistant professor in the Department of Design of Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, sitting on a wooden bar stool, on top of which two nails stand out, in front of the counter of Fangyuan Bookshop.

The 200-square-meter shop, beside the gate of the academy, is jam packed with 20,000 books and other items related to the arts, gorgeous calligraphy model books, plaster statues and row upon row of neatly stored brushes. And in the most important location are a stack of solid olive green books, copies of Order: The Story of Fangyuan Bookshop, which are barely discernible because they almost melt into the background.

"The book is like a square solid brick, just like him," Li says in a matter-of-fact way that reflects the character of those who live in the area. "Look at the face, both round and square."

Li, 44, looks smart and elegant, wearing a dark cotton gown, her long black hair in a bun held together by a hairpin.

She was a classmate of Lyu at the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, where the pair studied graphic design, more than 20 years ago.

"Many people say that it is the first time a designer has creatively used such a cover," she says. "Well, it's the wrapper of the books. Every day I step into the bookstore I see these olive green wrappers at the door."

Publishers use it to protect books while they are being transported because such wrapping is cheap but durable.

Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next Page

Editor's Picks
Hot words

Most Popular
...
布拖县| 新宾| 澜沧| 攀枝花市| 日土县| 水富县| 扎赉特旗| 龙游县| 武功县| 庆云县| 奉贤区| 阳朔县| 莫力| 崇州市| 闻喜县| 巴东县| 琼结县| 固安县| 靖宇县| 陈巴尔虎旗| 剑川县| 新郑市| 常州市| 榆中县| 江达县| 蓬溪县| 安平县| 伊吾县| 鄂伦春自治旗| 房山区| 高邑县| 扬州市| 西峡县| 呼玛县| 阜阳市| 丹巴县| 邢台市| 萝北县| 开化县| 黄大仙区| 奎屯市|