Designer Wins Awards for Unique Book Using YUPO Synthetic Paper

Designer Wins Awards for Unique Book Using YUPO Synthetic Paper
Christopher Bray, New Haven, VT, writer, editor and book designer was recently named an award-winner at two major book competitions for his book, "The Barbier Dressage Training Companion" by Dominique Barbier.

Bray was awarded an IPPY award in Washington DC at the International Independent Book Publishers Awards competition as well as First Prize at the New England Book Show, one of the oldest and most prestigious book fairs in the United States.

At the May IPPY Awards in Washington DC, show organizer Jim Barnes cited Bray's Barbier book as "brilliant and informative."

The show, which drew over 3,400 entries, coming from every US state and Canadian province as well as 17 other countries, was the strongest field seen in the show's ten years.

"This year more than ever, the writing and publishing in these books has been truly outstanding, and it has been extremely difficult to choose some and exclude others," continues Barnes.

The New England Book Show, now in its 49th year, features books from designers around the country.

Bray's entry, "The Barbier Dressage Training Companion," was selected by the judges from over 600 entries for its "superb choice of materials for this creative, well-crafted field manual, and its elegant yet practical design."