Book Design for Louis Wain's Cats

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Book design and page layout for Louis Wain's Cats, authored by Chris Beetles.

Client: Worth Press (publisher, original 2011 edition) and Chris Beetles Gallery (author)

Details: Louis Wain's Cats (978-1-849310-26-0, 2011) ∙ 256 pages ∙ Hardcover ∙ 260x260mm

Note: A fresh edition was published by Canongate Books in 2021 and features a new cover with the original interiors from 2011.

The definitive biography of the iconic Louis Wain. The design brief was to represent the timeline of the artist's life and work through the pages of the book, including as many images as possible along with captions. 

Link to the book: 2011 edition: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/isbn/9781849310260/ + 2021 edition: https://chrisbeetles.com/book/257/louis-wain-s-cats-2021-edition or https://canongate.co.uk/books/3653-louis-wains-cats/

This book design and page layout was created in Adobe InDesign by Arati Devasher, using content provided by the client. AI was not used in the creation of this design.