Kekec by Josip Vandot, publisher: Založba Pivec, 2020, ISBN: 9789617103021
I. Collection the Lighthouse (originally called "zbirka Svetilnik") is a collection of classical youth literature. It includes texts from the Slovenian and world treasuries and is intended for children aged 8+. The lighthouse as an object is meant to glow in the dark and lead to a safe bay. In the figurative meaning the classical literary works in the Lighthouse collection show children the way, accompany them, educate them, and take them into the world of values in which we believe.
II. The lighthouse sign is placed on the back of the book and it directs a beam of light onto the cover of the book. It is not only a distinctive sign of a Lighthouse collection, but also part of the main illustration on the cover.
Book spines, the Lighthouse collection
Book covers scheme, the Lighthouse collection
III. The design concept of book covers brings together image and type: the collage illustration collaborates with the typeface Katka, which is entirely cut-out of paper. This particular typeface supports a wide range of dingbats (special characters), which are significant for each book of Lighthouse collection. Each book in the collection has its own primary colour and special characters, which are determined according to the content of the book.
A typical arrangement of elements on the book cover, the Lighthouse collection
Some typical pages, the Lighthouse collection
IV. The first book from the Lighthouse collection is Kekec by Josip Vandot (publisher: Založba Pivec, 2020, ISBN: 9789617103021).
Kekec, a book cover
Kekec, the illustration on the endpapers
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