Book Graphics in the Context of Aesthetic and Communicative Function
The article examines the importance of book publishing in the formation of the cultural heritage of society. The book is considered as the most important factor in the intellectual and spiritual and aesthetic development of a person. The variety of functions of the book is given and two of them, communicative and aesthetic, are analyzed in detail. Both functions are considered in the context of their influence on the effectiveness of the perception of information, the carrier of which is a book. In the implementation of the aesthetic function, illustration stands out, which is the most important component of book design. The conclusion is made about the relationship and interdependence of the semantic content and formal compositional and artistic design as the main components of the book.