Chapter opener

Hofstede Design + Development is a graphic design and web development studio based in Melbourne, Australia. We are recognised for our distinct typographic responses. In our discourse, methods and outcomes, we pursue clarity and authenticity over complexity and pretence.

Design for a book by Eric W. Sanderson that envisions and illustrates the United States without a dependence on oil, automobiles, and urban sprawl.

I have to confess that my favorite part of book design is creating the part and chapter openers.

Editorial Layout | Chapter opening designed by Sarah S. Siqueira. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.

Learning to give different elements of the book page more or less emphasis depends on intelligent use of "negative space."

A chapter heading can keep a reader hooked to a book—helping an author maintain his steady fanbase and keep his readers insterested.

Cities: Sydney - Chapter 7 Opening Spread designed by Mark Lorencovitz. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.

Chapter opener WIP designed by Tim Denee. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.

Title of chapter and number broken by the graphic element of a line, which also has a hierarchy with the number of the chapter having more importance. Quite like the drop cap that extends above rather than dropping