PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Book cover for “A Seminar Named Desire,” the 39th Annual Key West Literary Seminar.

Our cover design is heat/touch-sensitive. Purple-to-colorless, thermochromic UV screen ink is printed overtop of a flood of spot pink. The visual effect equates desire with heat, with the book changing color in the hands of readers. The flare effect is accentuated in hotter environments, like the Seminar’s outdoor venue in Key West, Florida.

The mission of Key West Literary Seminar is to promote the understanding and discussion of important literary works and their authors; to recognize and support new voices in American literature; and to preserve and promote Key West’s literary heritage while providing resources that strengthen literary culture. Established in 1983, the annual Seminar explores a different literary theme each January. The best writers of our time join readers from all over the world for four days of readings, conversations, lectures, panel discussions, and parties that add up to one of today’s smartest and most high-spirited literary gatherings. Topos partnered with KWLS to design the Seminar’s 2022 edition: “A Seminar Named Desire.”

BOOK INFORMATION

Trim Size: 6 x 9

Number of Pages: 184

Binding Method: Perfect Bind with 3.625" French Flaps

Paper: 100 lb. Mohawk Via Felt Cover Pure White

Typefaces: Bookmania Semibold

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