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| Genre/Form: | Pictorial works |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Debbie Millman; Paula Scher; Brent Taylor |
| ISBN: | 1440334617 9781440334610 |
| OCLC Number: | 865535167 |
| Notes: | Part of the Asia Pacific Design Library. |
| Description: | 112 pages : colour illustrations ; 32 cm. |
| Contents: | Better -- Card shark -- Reflections on a puddle -- Post-Super Bowl musings -- Lucky -- Insects -- Penelope -- No. 53 -- Fare thee well -- Pebbles. |
| Responsibility: | Debbie Millman, with an introduction by Paula Scher. |
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"The essays and poems in this new collection are presented in eccentric, beautiful ways. It's also--no surprise--a gorgeously designed book." --New York Magazine "For readers, it's a chance to peek into a unique mind, and be alternately amused and shocked by what we find there... Millman uses large fonts, varied backgrounds, and a lot of other techniques to make the book as intriguing to gaze at as to read." --Bookslut "A spectacular collection of illustrated essays and poems on everything from love to (self)forgiveness to the Super Bowl, blending the deeply personal mesmerism of a memoir with the profound, universal resonance of philosophy on our shared human triumphs and tribulations." --Brain Pickings "Debbie Millman has demonstrated her ability to combine thoughts about design and everyday life with her own obsessive hand drawn typography, creating a new form of visual poetry. She has invented a 21st century illuminated manuscript." --from the Introduction by Paula Scher Praise for Millman's previous books: Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits "Transcends business implications to dive into the very nature of human behavior...a powerful look at the role brand plays in society, politics, economics, psychology and technology." --Forbes Magazine Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design "Brilliant." --New York Magazine "Visual Poetry" --Cool Hunting Read more...

