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‘Saturday Night Live: The Book’

Book Design

Book design for a visual history of the legendary sketch comedy show, Saturday Night Live.

The endpapers feature a collage of performers exclaiming the signature line, “Live from New York!” Zoom Enlarge 1

The endpapers feature a collage of performers exclaiming the signature line, “Live from New York!”

1 The endpapers feature a collage of performers exclaiming the signature line, “Live from New York!” 2 The book immerses readers in all things SNL, including the show's production.

The book immerses readers in all things SNL, including the show's production. Zoom Enlarge 2

The book immerses readers in all things SNL, including the show's production.

The show comes together in a week, and the book uses this as its organizing structure. Zoom Enlarge

The show comes together in a week, and the book uses this as its organizing structure.

The layout of the book is simple and elegant, to provide a straightforward, journalistic feel. Zoom Enlarge

The layout of the book is simple and elegant, to provide a straightforward, journalistic feel.

A conference room after a read-through, with script pages littering the floor. Zoom Enlarge 1

A conference room after a read-through, with script pages littering the floor.

A look at the show's costume department. Zoom Enlarge 2

A look at the show's costume department.

1 A conference room after a read-through, with script pages littering the floor. 2 A look at the show's costume department. 3 Cast promo shots by Edie Baskin.

Cast promo shots by Edie Baskin. Zoom Enlarge 3

Cast promo shots by Edie Baskin.

Spreads feature photographs from various eras of the show. Zoom Enlarge

Spreads feature photographs from various eras of the show.

Many of the original contact sheets are so great, they have been published in full. Zoom Enlarge

Many of the original contact sheets are so great, they have been published in full.