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I was looking for some good books that can be used as a reference and guide while designing movie posters. Google gave me the names of some, but they're just movie poster collections.
What I'm looking for is not just tutorials, but books which give informative & creative insights into various movie poster designing aspects, techniques, methods, theories and history.
Which are the best books that fit in this category?
It is not specifically about movie posters, but about book design in itself. Well, it is also a great approach to building compositions of any sort, IMHO.
The book is "The form of the book", by Jan Tschichold.
After numerous search, I recently found a book titled Selling the Movie: The Art of the Film Poster written by Ian Haydn Smith, editor of film magazines Curzon and BFI. Haven't bought it yet. Saw some of its preview pages on Google Books and Amazon. My impression is that it pretty much fits my needs.
I'm not aware of any books that fit exactly your criteria. Two suggestions that may be close to what you are looking for:
Saul Bass: 20 iconic film posters
Wolfgang Weingart: My Way to Typography
