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Thesis Visual Vocabulary

admin — Sun, 09 May 2010 15:26:52 +0000

Thesis written in the final year of the Graphic Design course at The Royal Academy Art, The Hague, titled : Visual Vocabulary, The role of a graphic designer in the visualization of a national identity.

A small impression of the production side of designing a book.

A Book About

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 21:41:22 +0000

A Book About Kurt Vonnegut is a tribute to the great author. This book is meant as an introduction to his work as well as providing background information on his life.

Two typefaces are used in this book to refer to the era in which Vonnegut’s books were first published. Corona is an American newspaper typeface designed in 1941. American Typewriter is used on the cover.

The Real Queneau

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 21:28:01 +0000

Raymond Queneau wrote a book in 1947 titled ‘Exercices de Style’. In this book he tells the same story in 99 different ways. Queneau wanted to demonstrate how many different styles of storytelling there are. In The Real Qeaneau a selection of his stories are given form in a way that supports the storytelling style.