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The article focuses on the design of books about architecture and design. It stresses the need for design because the material of the said books is often complex, in need of editorial transformation and refinement in presentation. It also discusses the changes in the publishing industry, including the mid-1980s when mergers of publishing firms took place. It provides information on several publishers including MIT Press, Princeton Architectural Press and Chronicle Books.

The article provides information on bellyband, a slip of paper that encircles a book, inviting readers to examine both it and the object it surrounds. It cites early uses of bellybands, such as a marketing tool or to announce awards garnered by the book. It notes the incorporation of visual images into bellybands like in the book "The Box Houses Under Construction," by Namba Kazuhiko. It describes the band that encircles Nigel Coates' "Guide to Ecstacity."

The article focuses on a competition proposed by Janet Abrams, director of the University of Minnesota Design Institute, to find a typeface for the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota.

The article focuses on the published books on the works of the late artist Gordon Matta-Clark. It notes that the artist has received a cult status that crosses over the codified lines of performance, installation art and architecture. It offers information on the book "Object to Be Destroyed: The Work of Gordon Matta-Clark," by Pamela M. Lee. The book "Gordon Matta-Clark: The Space Between," edited by James Attlee and Lisa Le Feuvre, will be published in 2003.

The article focuses on the monographs created by designers. It states that such books can provide graphic designers with opportunities to develop and show a model product. The book "Make It Bigger," by Paula Scher reflects her pragmatic vision of design. Another monograph titled, "Jost Hochuli: Drucksachen, vor allem Bücher," presents an essay about typography and composition technology.

The article describes the graphic design of the "Herzog & de Meuron: Natural History" book which accompanies the Herzog and De Meuron exhibition at the CCA in Montreal, Quebec in 2002. The book is published in three separate-language editions and features a collection of scholarly essays, interviews and a series of thematic portfolios. Its title text is printed and copper and grey, and its typography uses a combination of anonymous serif and sanserif typefaces.