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Index Book launches the ‘Selected’ annual showcasing a selection of the best European design
07.10.2009
Call for entries now open for its first edition, Selected A, until 10 December 2009.
Selected is not an award, but rather, as its name suggests, it is a selection of interesting projects completed during the past year. These are chosen by a selection team which is annually designated by the publisher - Index Book. Following these principles, Selected A will compile a selection of the best European design completed within year 2009 by graphic studios, designers and even students from across Europe.
The idea originated in the Spanish project, Select, currently entering its 9th edition, Select I. Graphic Design from Spain.Year after year, since 2003, the annual has been showcasing a selection of the best graphic design from Spain. For the first time, Index Book is now taking this editorial project further by extending it to the rest of the continent with the forthcoming launch of its European edition, Selected A. Graphic Design from Europe.
The projects are picked out by a team of renowned professionals (known as Selectors) from various fields in visual communication and graphic design who meet up to make a selection of the best work pieces among all the entries received. Only the projects chosen from their expert point of view shall be ultimately included in the book.
The annual is presented with an original design and in a special format, smaller than the average yearbook. The book is divided into three different categories (Graphic Design, New Media and Schools) and each project is featured individually in a double page spread. Instead of being numbered, each edition of Selected is assigned a letter in alphabetical order. As in the Spanish version, the letter for each volume is also the initial of the font face used in the book. For instance, the first volume in the series is named Selected A referring to the font face AkzidGroBe. This is Index Book's special way of paying homage to typography as an emblematic element in design.
Entries for Selected A. Graphic Design from Europe are now open until 10 December 2009. Early participants whose projects are submitted before November 1st 2009 shall benefit of a -10% discount in the inscription fee.
About Index Book
Index Book is a publishing house founded in Spain in 1993, specialized in books on Graphic Design and Visual Communication. Its subject matters cover from packaging to illustration, corporate identity, logos, fashion, interiors, retail, interactive design, typography, advertising, photography, professional guidance, product design, urban art, lettering or stationery, among many others.
Index Book titles are available in bookshops and retail stores worldwide while also shipping internationally from its on-line book store at www.indexbook.com
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