A Study On The Book Editing And Design Of Guo Tianmin

Guo Tian-min,which pseudonym is Geba,is a famous publisher in the nineties of the 20 th century in Hunan.He is an excellent book editor and book designer.As a modern publisher he is very attention to social responsibility.His published works have won many prizes.He was involved in publishing a lot of books,such as The Corpora of Qi Baishi,Wang Hanshan,The Paintings of China's Higher Academy of Fine Arts,and so on.These books had received high evaluation in academia and publishing world.At that time he was a famous painter,however,he chose to be an editor publisher instead of a painter.He regards the popularity of aesthetic consciousness as his mission and carries forward the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation.Based on the comprehensive analysis of Guo Tianmin's document and the interview investigation about his life experience,this thesis explores his publishing practice and publications.His editing and graphic designing career can be divided into three main stages,such as the transitional and adjustment phase from 1965 to 1989,the promotion and maturity phase from 1990 to 2001 and the attachment and extended phase from 2002 to 2015.This paper applies the method of documents,investigating method and interviewing method etc.Combing his editing practice activity,summarizing his editing and publication characteristics of each stage and analyzing his practice activities and print design work.His editorial ideologies were selected topic of aesthetic education,paid attention to content quality and explored the knowledge about editing.This essay also discusses and summarizes the features of Guo's book design from the cultural charm,form of the beauty and harmony of rhythm.Guo Tian-min's perfectly design capability and dedicated spirit of editing and publishing has an irreplaceable role in publishing world.In the end of the essay,it's necessary to research his unique life career and summarize his influence and inspiration to the editing and binding design of books and periodicals.With the continuous development of social economy,the editors and publishers shall conform to the changes of The Times.They should strive to create the perfection of book design,deal with the balance between art and utility,and undertake social responsibility actively.