Onze boeken

Inversions: A Catalog of Calligraphic Cartwheels

Categorie	Reclame & Design
Boeknummer	#398779-KA48
Titel	Inversions: A Catalog of Calligraphic Cartwheels
Auteur	Kim, Scott
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Byte Books
Jaar van uitgave	1981
ISBN10	0070345465
ISBN13	9780070345461
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, printed in black and red, illustrations/examples, oblong (circa 23x24cm).
Samenvatting	Backword by Jef Raskin "Inversions" are words that read the same upside down or in a mirror. Or words cleverly hidden inside other words. Each has something to fool the eye, a special visual trick; at the same time the words Kim has chosen to illustrate in this imaginative catalog of challenging visual wordplay reflect the idea of symmetry, both in art and in science. Sixty pages of images portray short and long words, words describing symmetries, variations on G÷del, Escher, Bach and on calligraphic themes, and contemporary, historical, and personal names. They are followed by an illustrated text that explores the skills that go into making inversions: symmetry, vision, and letterforms; processes and examples; and associations with music, wordplay, and art. The book is de... (Lees verder)signed so that the text is also symmetrical - what is said in the lefthand column of a page frequently matches the meaning of what is said in the righthand column. Scott Kim is a PhD. candidate in computer science and graphic design at Stanford University.
Pagina's	125
Conditie	Goed — Spine seriously discoloured.
Prijs	€ 10,00

Onze gebruikte boeken verkeren in goede tweedehands staat, tenzij hierboven anders beschreven. Kleine onvolkomenheden zijn niet altijd vermeld.