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Quarto Press
A typographic system for an independent publisher: covers, interiors and a rulebook for guest designers.
Client
Quarto Editions, Porto
Year
2024
Discipline
Editorial
Role
Editorial design, type system
A
Brief
Challenge
Quarto's books looked like six different publishers. The editors wanted one voice that still left room for the authors.
Approach
A strict typographic spine, a catalogue grid, and cover templates that change colour but never position.
B
Logo
C
Colour
D
Typography
Quarto Editions, since 2009
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 &@®%?!
E
Applications
Primary application
Detail
In context
F
Do and Don't
Do
Hold the baseline grid on every page.
Don’t
Do not centre display lines over a justified column.
G
Results
Titles reissued in the new system
Production time per cover
Industry awards shortlisted
H
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