The Most Beautiful Swiss Books of the year 2008
The most beautiful Swiss books competition was established to promote and reward top-quality book design in Switzerland. In the spirit of effective design promotion, the award is invested with a number of measures that lend it extra weight. A catalogue of the prize-winning books is published, featuring the jury reviews and essays on current conditions in the practice of book design. In addition, two exhibitions are mounted annually at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich and at mudac Musée de design et d’arts appliqués contemporains in Lausanne, while the books are also presented in several smaller exhibitions abroad. Catalogue and exhibitions not only lend the award greater visibility, they also promote the exchange of ideas among designers, printers and publishers.