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British Art Medal Society

Book design exploring the artistic journeys of ‘Making Modern Art Medals’ for the British Art Medal Society.

Book Design

Book Cover Design for Making Modern Art Medals, for the British Art Medal Society at the British Museum

Background

The British Art Medal Society acts as a forum for the ongoing discourse on the creative medium. It encourages and promotes the art of making medals through seminars, workshops, exhibitions and the commissioning of art medals.

Book Design for Making Modern Art Medals, for the British Art Medal Society at the British Museum

Context

Making Modern Art Medals is a brief introduction to the skills of making modern art medals. It is related to those ‘rough guides’ for travel in that it is about exploration, giving you suggestions for directions that you might take on artistic journeys, and practical ideas on how to make them.

Book Design for Making Modern Art Medals, for the British Art Medal Society at the British Museum
Book Design for Making Modern Art Medals, for the British Art Medal Society at the British Museum

Sir Mark Jones FRSE

“Congratulations on a book which is as beautiful as it is useful.”

Book Design for Making Modern Art Medals, for the British Art Medal Society at the British Museum

Design Creative

The ambition of the design is to illustrate how the British Art Medal Society is a leading authority on the art of making modern medals. By developing a guidebook to help navigate this artform, drawing on the skills and insights of contemporary practitioners, the book promotes and champions the practice, principles and philosophy of modern art medal making.

Book Design for Making Modern Art Medals, for the British Art Medal Society at the British Museum

Marcy Leavitt Bourne, Editor

“Two have design ideas that enhance all projects as well as being open to input from their clients. This makes a project with Two a delight to embark on and a triumph to finish.”

Book Design for Making Modern Art Medals, for the British Art Medal Society at the British Museum
Book Design for Making Modern Art Medals, for the British Art Medal Society at the British Museum
Book Design for Making Modern Art Medals, for the British Art Medal Society at the British Museum
Book Design for Making Modern Art Medals, for the British Art Medal Society at the British Museum
Book Design for Making Modern Art Medals, for the British Art Medal Society at the British Museum

Bryony Robins, Artistic Director, Royal Cornwall Museum

“This is a brilliant guide through one of the lesser-known processes, invaluable for anyone who wants really to appreciate the art of making.”

Book Design for Making Modern Art Medals, for the British Art Medal Society at the British Museum
Book Design for Making Modern Art Medals, for the British Art Medal Society at the British Museum

Credits

Commissioned by the British Art Medal Society (BAMS)
Edited by Marcy Leavitt Bourne
With contributions from Philip Booth, Abigail Burt, Julian Cross, Sarah Davis, Roddy Mathieson, Martin Page and Danuta Solowiej
Typeset in Bureau Grot by David Berlow and Siginifier by Kris Sowersby
Printed by Pureprint on FSC certified paper from Fedrigoni

Services

Consultancy
Book Design
Art Direction
Digital Communications
Project Management
Print Management

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