Zhen Ping
The Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niche in Leukemia Predisposition
Doctoral Dissertation to obtain the degree of Doctor from the Erasmus University Rotterdam, 19 November 2019
Lay-out: Egied Simons
Cover: Mirjam Hoekstra, Zhen Ping
Printing: Optima Grafische Communicatie
Book edge printing: Zwaan Printmedia, Wormerveer
Advise on book edge printing and general design issues: Willem Campschreur/Bijzonderboek.nl
ISBN 978-94-6361-344-6
When his dissertation neared completion Zhen Ping developed a very specific idea about how the design of the printed book should look like: ‘The next task was to design the cover of my thesis. I would like to have a cover fitting both my research topic and my cultural background. Typically, ancient Chinese paintings and elements are frequently used by Chinese students. However, I could not find a painting resembling the interaction between the hematopoietic stem cells and the bone marrow microenvironment. My partner Mirjam came up with an idea: use white cover to represent the bone, and pages with red edge to represent the bone marrow. I was immediately inspired by her idea, subsequently we added the title with red vertical texts and yellow chapter separating pages to illustrate the vasculatures and nerves in the bone marrow. Regarding my Chinese background, the red and yellow colours add a symbolic touch, together with my name stamp in the ancient ‘Zhuan’ style. I am very happy with how the cover turned out, because it is an original idea, which in my opinion is closer to what you have in mind, comparing to the options provided by a graphic design agency.’
Quotation from: Bloedlink 56, 2020. (Bloedlink is het blad voor medewerkers van de afdeling Hematologie van het ErasmusMC.)
You may also find the full text of the thesis on this page at Erasmus University.
(Copyright © 2019 Zhen Ping, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. All rights reserved. No part of this dissertation may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission from the author. The copyright of articles that have been published or accepted for publication has been transferred to the respective journals.)