This contents page runs over a two-page spread. It has clear divisions between sections and the colour-coding for the different country chapters has a nice visual effect. The amount of space between the columns of information – chapter heading, author and page – is manageable for the eye. On the verso page, the page numbers perhaps run a little close to the gutter, but it's readable. Overall a pleasing, orderly layout with a bold aesthetic that's in keeping with the rest of the book.
Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands that I have not visited and never will – Judith Schalansky (Particular Books, 2010)
This contents page has a rather unusual layout in that one reads across the line from entry to entry under the section headings, rather than down the page as in the example above. The use of differing fonts – title case, caps, italics – and colours clearly distinguish the various information, however, so it is not difficult to follow. It has a delightful symmetry about it. The oval shape formed by the information on this page complements the hourglass shape of the imprint information on the verso of this spread.
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