Art Book Industry Standards
PrintNinja recommends keeping the following guidelines in mind in order to design an art book.
Art books are as unique as the artists themselves so it is difficult to agree on a standard, especially since most artists strive to work outside of the box! Generally, art books are a collection of an artist’s work. These books make the perfect portfolios as they are portable, interactive, and easily shareable. Many art books use specialty cover, paper, and packaging features because the book is a work of art in itself.
Hardcover Art Book Standards
- Binding: Case bound (hardcover)
- Size: No standard size, photo shows 12.5 inches x 9 inches
- Size can be landscape or portrait.
- Cover Finish: No standard finish
- Interior Paper Weight: No standard text weight
- Interior Paper Coating: Gloss
- Gloss makes full color photos pop.
- Dust Jacket
Perfect Bound Art Book Standards
- Binding: Perfect (softcover)
- Size: No standard size, photo shows 11 inches x 8.5 inches
- Size can be landscape or portrait.
- Cover Finish: No standard finish
- Interior Paper Weight: No standard text weight
- Interior Paper Coating: Gloss
- Gloss makes full color photos pop.