Decorated edges — sprayed bright colors, stenciled with ornate imagery — have taken the publishing industry by storm.

This week, we asked the graphic designer Paul Sahre to walk us through his design for Chuck Klosterman’s latest book, “Eating the Dinosaur,” and tell… ...

For most students, books are for homework or reading for pleasure, but I ask them to look deeper into the concept of a book by analyzing books through four themes: object, content, technology and art.