May 1, 2023

Q&A: Matthew Smith on The First Resort

In the mid-twentieth century, social psychiatry was an approach to mental health that stressed the prevention of mental illness rather than its treatment. In the 1960s, it led to the closure of asylums and the emergence of community mental health...

November 10, 2021

Q&A: Milenda Lee Interviews Lisa Hamm on the Evolution of Book Design and Production Over the Course of a Twenty-Two-Year Career

This year marks the tenth anniversary of University Press Week, an annual celebration in which university presses (UPs) come together to bring to light the contributions of UP publishing. This year’s theme, “Keep UP,” focuses on the ways UP publishing has...

October 14, 2019

Author Event: Walter Bernard and Milton Glaser Discuss Mag Men with Anne Quito

Location SVA MA Design Research, Writing and Criticism, 2nd floor 136 West 21st Street New York, NY 10010 Date and Time: Tue, December 3, 2019 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EST For more than fifty years, Walter Bernard and Milton Glaser have revolutionized the...

June 22, 2018

Behind the Scenes of “The Operator”

“‘The Operator’ discusses the background noises which may motivate or destroy a person.” ~ Sharon Webber-Zvik To close this week’s “Behind the Scenes” theme, today we bring you a guest post from Sharon Webber-Zvik, who designed the image used on...

June 18, 2018

Behind the Scenes of the Association of University Presses Book, Journal, and Jacket Show

“We all get to see the books other presses publish while admiring the incredible creativity of our colleagues.”  ∼ Lisa Hamm, Senior Designer, Columbia University Press In honor of the AUP conference, today we’re interviewing Julia Kushnirsky (art director) and Lisa...

June 8, 2016

Columbia University Press wins big at the New York Book Show

The winners for the New York Book Show (an annual design competition hosted by the Book Industry Guild of New York) were announced last week. We’re proud to share that Columbia University Press won in eight categories this year!

November 11, 2015

University Press Week 2015 Blog Tour Roundup, Day 3

Our Roundup of the third day of the 2015 University Press Week blog tour!

July 15, 2015

Thirteen Ways of Making and Looking at Books

View a gallery of covers Chang Jae Lee has designed over the years for Columbia University Press books in two of his favorite subject areas, Korean Studies and Philosophy.

September 22, 2014

"Interracial Couples, Intimacy, and Therapy" Wins a "50 Books | 50 Covers"

Congratulations to Jordan Wannemacher and the amazing Columbia University Press design department for their design of Interracial Couples, Intimacy, and Therapy: Crossing Racial Borders, by Kyle D. Killian, which was recently selected as one of the 50 Books | 50...

September 3, 2014

Abominable Science! Wins a AAUP Design Award!

Congratulations to designer Philip Pascuzzo and our design department for winning an AAUP award for best book jacket for Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids by Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero. Needless to say,...

March 6, 2014

Designing Mark C. Taylor's "Recovering Place"

The following post is by Lisa Hamm, a senior designer at Columbia University Press, who worked with Mark C. Taylor on his new book Recovering Place: Reflections on Stone Hill: I received an e-mail from Mark Taylor asking if we...

November 4, 2013

Chang Jae Lee on Book Design and Korean Photography

Chang Jae Lee, of our very talented designers, was recently interviewed by Asian Global Impact. In the interview, Chang Jae revealed the process that goes into selecting the appropriate image and design for a book as well as discussing some...