Alcuin Society's 26th Annual Book Design Awards, with Keynote Speaker: CS Richardson October 2, 2008

The Awards Ceremony for the winners of the Alcuin Society 2007 Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada will be held this year at Emily Carr University. The awards will be presented by Bonne Zabolotney, Emily Carr University's Associate Dean, Design.

Keynote speaker: CS Richardson.

Designer and author CS Richardson is Creative Director for Random House of Canada. Over a twenty-five year career, he has designed books for numerous notable authors, including Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, Wayson Choy, Ian McEwan, Julian Barnes, and John Irving. He is a multiple winner of the Alcuin Award and has received CBA Libris, Applied Arts, and Advertising & Design Club of Canada awards. Richardson is also an acclaimed novelist. His first book, The End of the Alphabet, is an international bestseller, and winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book.

Robert Bringhurst will also give a short, informal talk about his new book, The Surface of Meaning: 25 Years of Book Design in Canada (CCSP Press).

Robert Bringhurst, both a former Alcuin competition judge and design award-winner, is a poet, linguist and typographer. His book, The Elements of Typographic Style (now in its third edition) has been translated into ten languages. His most recent books are The Tree of Meaning (2006) and its companion volume, Everywhere Being is Dancing (2007); and New World Suite No. 3 (2007).

FREE EVENT – EVERYONE WELCOME
THURSDAY OCT. 2 at 7 PM

EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY – SB301 (South Building)
CO-HOSTED BY EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY & THE ALCUIN SOCIETY

The award-winning books will be on display.

During the day, two free book design-related workshops will be held at the University, with a limited number of admissions; pre-registration will be required. Details will be announced shortly on the Alcuin Society's website.

The Alcuin Society is a Vancouver based non-profit society for the support and appreciation of books. In addition to the annual Book Design Competition, the Society publishes a quarterly journal, Amphora, and organizes workshops, lectures, and exhibitions on various aspects of the book.

Official Website: http://www.alcuinsociety.com/awards