Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself designed by Allen Crawford; combines Walt Whitman’s acclaimed “Song of Myself” with Crawford’s inventive illustrations and hand drawn lettering. It’s quite impressive, so much so that design superhero Milton Glaser sent Crawford a note of congratulations. Likely, more meaningful to Crawford than any award or article. Each 117 spread is a work of art in … Continued
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Art Book Reads: Self-Portrait As Your Traitor by Debbie Millman
Self-Portrait As Your Traitor by Debbie Millman This large format book is a glimpse into Debbie Millman’s explorations of hand lettering and the written word. It is part sketchbook, part journal. Millman herself is part artist, part designer, part poet. Many reviews are calling the book a collection of visual essays. I think it is … Continued
Tree of Codes—A Fusion of Visual Arts and Literature by Jonathan Safran Foer
Book printers said Jonathan Safran Foer’s new interactive book was “unmakeable.” Thankfully, Belgian publishing house Die Keure proved them wrong. Trees of Codes is an interactive sculptural book, reminiscent to the cut-up technique popularized by author William S. Burroughs. Foer and his collaborators at Die Keure in Belgium took the pages of another book, Bruno … Continued