The act could be considered brazen or brave (or both): launching an independent publishing house in 2018 that focuses on classic titles, but with a modern reader in mind. But Ingrid Paulson, who’s been in the book industry for 20 years, primarily as an art director, knows what it takes to catch a prospective reader’s eye.
I talked with Maryam Siddiqi at The Globe and Mail about starting Gladstone Press, what thought goes into the design of these covers, and design in general. You can read it here [for subscribers].