Some notes about the design
Posted by Matt Kuhns on Feb 7, 2013
For those interested in typography and design, some recent posts from the blog of Modern Alchemy (typesetter and designer for Brilliant Deduction) may offer interest:
- The case of the historic photograph chase, detailing the curious pursuit of images for the book
- Brilliant Deduction: the missing colophon, in which the “lost page” of the book is revealed
- An odd case of parallel design in the detective biography genre, in Brilliant Deduction cover, part one
- Notes about the book’s own cover design, in Brilliant Deduction cover, part two (electric boogaloo)
- And finally, for the truly hardcore, extensive notes about the typography