2012 Nominations

Early American
Sharon Core
Radius Books

Nominator: Jenni Higginbotham

Designer: David Chickey
Art Director: David Chickey
Design Firm: Skolkin & Chickey
Other Credits: Text by Brian Sholis.

Submitted into 50 Books

My Dakota
Rebecca Norris Webb
Radius Books

Nominator: Jenni Higginbotham

Designer: David Chickey
Art Director: David Chickey
Design Firm: Skolkin & Chickey
Other Credits: Edited with Alex Webb

Submitted into 50 Books

Pieces of String
Justin Kimball
Radius Books

Nominator: Jenni Higginbotham

Designer: David Chickey
Art Director: David Chickey
Design Firm: Skolkin & Chickey
Other Credits: Text by Douglas Kimball

Submitted into 50 Books

Rudolf de Crignis
Rudolf de Crignis
Radius Books

Nominator: Jenni Higginbotham

Designer: David Chickey
Art Director: David Chickey
Design Firm: Skolkin & Chickey
Other Credits: Paintings by Rudolf de Crignis. Foreword by Lawrence Rinder. Essay by Georg Imdahl. Interview with the artist by Joseph Cunningham.

Submitted into 50 Books

112 Greene Street: The Early Years (1970-1974)
Jessamyn Fiore
Radius Books and David Zwirner

Nominator: Jenni Higginbotham

Designer: David Chickey
Art Director: David Chickey
Design Firm: Skolkin & Chickey
Other Credits: Text and interviews prepared by Jessamyn Fiore

Submitted into 50 Books

Fred Sandback
Fred Sandback
Radius Books and David Zwirner

Nominator: Jenni Higginbotham

Designer: David Chickey
Art Director: David Chickey
Design Firm: Skolkin & Chickey
Other Credits: Essay by James Lawrence.

Submitted into 50 Books

Paper
Suzan Frecon
Radius Books and David Zwirner

Nominator: Jenni Higginbotham

Designer: David Chickey
Art Director: David Chickey
Design Firm: Skolkin & Chickey
Other Credits: Excerpts by Sarah Eckhardt

Submitted into 50 Books

New 'Merica
Joey Mann and Alen Catolico
RAGD

Nominator: Joey Mann

Designer: Joey Mann and Alen Catolico
Design Firm: RAGD
Other Credits: Yasmin Khan and Ana Llorente

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers

United We Stand
Joey Mann
RAGD

Nominator: Joey mann

Designer: Joey Mann
Design Firm: RAGD
Other Credits: Yasmin Khan

Submitted into 50 Covers

Modern Library Classics Series
Various
Random House

Nominator: Robbin Schiff

Designer: Emily Mahon
Art Director: Robbin Schiff

Submitted into 50 Covers

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce
Random House

Nominator: Tal Goretsky

Designer: Tal Goretsky
Art Director: Paolo Pepe

Submitted into 50 Covers

True Believers
Kurt Andersen
Random House

Nominator: Lucy Andersen

Designer: Andrew James Capelli
Art Director: Bonnie Siegler
Design Firm: Eight and a Half, New York

Submitted into 50 Covers

Love and Other Perishable Items
Laura Buzo
Random House Children's Books

Nominator: Heather Daugherty

Designer: Heather Daugherty
Art Director: Isabel Warren-Lynch

Submitted into 50 Covers

Meant to Be
Lauren Morrill
Random House Children's Books

Nominator: Heather Daugherty

Designer: Heather Daugherty
Art Director: Isabel Warren-Lynch

Submitted into 50 Covers

We are Canada
Rikia Saddy
Read Leaf

Nominator: Pablo Mandel

Designer: Pablo Mandel
Art Director: Pablo Mandel and Rikia Saddy
Design Firm: Pablo Mandel / Circular Studio
Other Credits: Text by Rikia SaddyIllustrations by Cameron McLellan

Submitted into 50 Books

The Lifeboat
Charlotte Rogan
Reagan Arthur / Back Bay Books

Nominator: Thomas Ng

Designer: Jennifer Heuer
Design Firm: Jennifer Heuer

Submitted into 50 Covers

What It Was
George Pelecanos
Reagan Arthur Books / Little, Brown

Nominator: Keith Hayes

Designer: Keith Hayes
Art Director: Keith Hayes
Other Credits: Illustrations by Phil Pascuzzo

Submitted into 50 Covers

2012 Red Frog Events Culture Book
Red Frog Events
Red Frog Events

Nominator: Courtney Deimel

Designer: Red Frog Events
Art Director: Red Frog Events
Design Firm: Red Frog Events

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers

IN EXTREMIS: Death and Life in 21st Century Haitian Art
Donald J. Cosentino
Regents of the University of California

Nominator: Joey Mann

Designer: Cover Design: Mary Smudde
Art Director: Sebastian Clough

Submitted into 50 Covers

Hook & Jill
Andrea Jones
Reginetta Press

Nominator: Catherine Leah Condon-Guillemette

Designer: Erik Hollander
Art Director: Erik Hollander
Design Firm: Hollander Design Lab

Submitted into 50 Covers

Other Oceans: Book Two of the Hook & Jill Saga
Andrea Jones
Reginetta Press

Nominator: Catherine Leah Condon-Guillemette

Designer: Erik Hollander
Art Director: Erik Hollander
Design Firm: Hollander Design Lab

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers

Snake
Gary Lemons
Ren Hen Press

Nominator: William Goldstein

Designer: Mark E. Cull

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers

The Neruda Case
Roberto Ampuero
Riverhead

Nominator: Tal Goretsky

Designer: Tal Goretsky
Art Director: Helen Yentus

Submitted into 50 Covers

Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures
Emma Straub
Riverhead Books

Nominator: Janet Hansen

Designer: Janet Hansen
Art Director: Helen Yentus

Submitted into 50 Covers

No One Is Here Except All of Us
Ramona Ausubel
Riverhead Books

Nominator: Jamie Keenan

Designer: Jon Gray
Design Firm: gray318

Submitted into 50 Covers

Other People We Married
Emma Straub
Riverhead Books

Nominator: Michael Fusco

Designer: Michael Fusco
Art Director: Michael Fusco
Design Firm: M + E

Submitted into 50 Covers

All Men Are Liars
Alberto Manguel
Riverhead Trade

Nominator: Lauren Fagan

Designer: Jason Booher

Submitted into 50 Covers

Louis Vuitton / Marc Jacobs
Pamela Golbin
Rizzoli

Nominator: Elina Asanti

Designer: Elina Asanti
Art Director: Jacob Wildschiødtz, Lee Swillingham, Stuart Spalding
Design Firm: NR2154/Suburbia

Submitted into 50 Books
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25 strategie per tempi difficili
Gary Hamel
Rizzoli Etas

Nominator: Francesca Leoneschi

Designer: Mauro De Toffol
Art Director: Francesca Leoneschi
Design Firm: the World of DOT

Submitted into 50 Covers

L'asso nella manica
Andy Cohen
Rizzoli ETAS

Nominator: Francesca Leoneschi

Designer: Giovanna Ferraris
Art Director: Francesca Leoneschi
Design Firm: the World of DOT

Submitted into 50 Covers

Power brands
Jesko Perrey, Marco Mazzù
Rizzoli ETAS

Nominator: Francesca Leoneschi

Designer: Giovanna Ferraris
Art Director: Francesca Leoneschi
Design Firm: the World of DOT

Submitted into 50 Covers

House
Diane Keaton & D.J. Waldie
Rizzoli International Publications

Nominator: Amy Fortunato

Designer: Lorraine Wild and Haruna Madono in collaboration with Diane Keaton
Art Director: Lorraine Wild
Design Firm: Green Dragon Office

Submitted into 50 Books
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Roman and WIlliams Buildings and Interiors: Things We Made
Stephen Alesch, Robin Standefer, and Jamie Brisick
Rizzoli USA

Nominator: Joshua Cohen

Art Director: Hana Nakamura
Other Credits: Creative Director: Matteo Bologna

Submitted into 50 Books

The Dream Box
Robin Landa
Robin Landa & Modern Dog Design Co.

Nominator: Robin Landa

Design Firm: Modern Dog Design Co.
Other Credits: Illustration by Modern Dog Design Co.

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers

Drawing for Graphic Design: Understanding Conceptual Principles and Practical Techniques to Create Unique, Effective Design Solutions
Timothy Samara
Rockport

Nominator: Susan Hershberg

Designer: Cover and Book Design: Timothy Samara

Submitted into 50 Books
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Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History: A Guide to Type, Image, Symbol, and Visual Storytelling in the Modern World
Richard Poulin
Rockport

Nominator: Susan Hershberg

Designer: Poulin
Art Director: Poulin + Morris, Inc.

Submitted into 50 Books
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Interactive Design: An Introduction to the Theory and Application of User-centered Design
Andy Pratt and Jason Nunes
Rockport

Nominator: --

Designer: Andy Pratt and Samantha Katz

Submitted into 50 Books
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47th Publication Design Annual
Society of Publication Designers
Rockport Publishers

Nominator: Luke Hayman

Designer: Regan Johnson
Art Director: Luke Hayman
Design Firm: Pentagram Design

Submitted into 50 Books
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Stop, Think, Go, Do: How Typography and Graphic Design Influence Behavior`
Steven Heller and Mirko Ilic
Rockport Publishers

Nominator:

Designer: Landers Miller Design

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers

Content Everywhere
Sara Wachter-Boettcher
Rosenfeld Media

Nominator:

Designer: Cover Design: Heads of State

Submitted into 50 Covers

Playful Design
John Ferrara
Rosenfeld Media

Nominator: --

Designer: COver Design: The Heads of State

Submitted into 50 Covers

See What I Mean : How to Use Comics to Communicate Ideas
Kevin Cheng
Rosenfeld Media

Nominator:

Designer: Cover Design: Heads of State

Submitted into 50 Covers

The Mobile Frontier
Rachel Hinman
Rosenfeld Media

Nominator: --

Designer: COver Design: The Heads of State

Submitted into 50 Covers

The Last Bad Job
Colin Dodds
Royal Pulp

Nominator: Adam Lewin

Designer: Adam Lewin
Art Director: Adam Lewin

Submitted into 50 Covers

The Last Bad Job
Colin Dodds
Royal Pulp

Nominator: Adam Lewin

Designer: Adam Lewin
Art Director: Adam Lewin
Design Firm: Adam Lewin Projects A.L.P.

Submitted into 50 Covers

Modernist Art from India
Beth Citron
Rubin Museum of Art

Nominator: Rubin Museum of Art

Designer: Andrea Pemberton

Submitted into 50 Books
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Horseshoe Crab: Biography of a Survivor
Anthony D. Fredericks
Ruka Press

Nominator: Daniel Kohan

Designer: Daniel Kohan
Art Director: Daniel Kohan
Design Firm: Sensical Design & Communication
Other Credits: Illustration by Leslie Prunty

Submitted into 50 Covers