paperbits: Facetti was so inspired by Marber’s design that he also used it for Penguin’s fiction range, and would later apply it again, practically unchanged, to the blue Pelican books. Eventually Marber’s layout became the standard layout for the entire range of Penguin paperbacks. (via The History of the ‘Marber Grid’ - The Book Design Blog) Interesting tie-in to the iconic Penguin cover design. High-res

paperbits:

Facetti was so inspired by Marber’s design that he also used it for Penguin’s fiction range, and would later apply it again, practically unchanged, to the blue Pelican books. Eventually Marber’s layout became the standard layout for the entire range of Penguin paperbacks.

(via The History of the ‘Marber Grid’ - The Book Design Blog)

Interesting tie-in to the iconic Penguin cover design.

(via warrenellis)

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