More than 450 entries completed for recognition in this year’s competition, a substantial increase from previous years. Undeterred, the jury sifted through this mass of remarkable work, assessing books based on conception, graphic design and typography, with particular attention to innovation and originality. Also considered were the quality of printing, bookbinding workmanship and materials utilised. In the end, nineteen exemplary books were selected as finalists, each of which is reviewed here. Also included are short interviews with jury members, an overview of the deliberations, technical data about the books and an insert with complete texts in German, French and Italian.

64 pages, 22 x 33 cm, paperback, Federal Office Of Culture Bern (Bern).