by Lisa Rienermann. All images show shots of the sky as seen in backyards. Apparently it all started when she discovered the Q in Barcelona. She decided to go hunting for other letters, and spent many weeks – looking skywards. Great idea.
Archive for February, 2009
sky alphabet
February 6, 2009alphabet truck
February 5, 2009
A great series of photgraphs by Eric Tabuchi, which can be adored in large on this website, among other great series of images. I really like Tabuchi’s photography, beautiful and serene shots of gas stations, industrial sites, building sites, road signs, and landscapes. Great color, light, textures and composition.
analphabet
February 4, 2009
The visual poem of the full alphabet is a fun read: A (An A), Analphabet, by Geof Huth
writing with images
February 4, 2009
lolcat literacy and alphabet books
February 3, 2009
On Amazon reviewers are raving about the stylish design and play with typography of The Well-Lettered Cat by Porter Evans and Edward Fierro, a book “for fans of felines, fonts and fiction” according to the publishers. “Each kitty character sports his letter as a springboard for a journey through literature, history, mythology, and entertainment. This volume is rich with visual and intellectual energy.” “This fascinating book is also a wonderful lesson in type and design. Each page continues the storyline of the cats as they go from Avant Garde to Zapf Chancery (typefaces) with loads of unusual words using the alphabet letters. A most interesting combination of words and art.”
Not sure weather to believe all that, but I cannot help liking the tag line by the publisher Rampant Press “Where Words, Art & Paper Collide & Collude.” It seem it this their only book and they do graphic design as their day job.
All this just proves my point about locat literacy and I guess I just have to add this alphabet book to my recent ABC book list.
language development
February 3, 2009
savage chickens by Doug Savage
comic abstraction
February 1, 2009
by Rivane Neuenschwander. Beautiful series of paintings.
There is a MOMA website about the exhibition on Comic Abstraction: Image-Breaking, Image-Making
alphabet books
February 1, 2009I have been researching picture books for a research project in primary schools. I made a long wishlist, and unfortunately it would cost a small fortune to buy them all. Here are some interesting looking alphabet book by various designers, artists and classic children’s book authors. Some are driven by the art and illustration, some by typography, others even include a narrative.
2. An A to Z Treasure Hunt by Alice Melvi
I like the concept of this book, which requires children’s participation. From the blurb: “Many pages require an object to complete them, and so the hunt begins…for postage stamps, fruit stickers, tea bag tags and a favourite view, amongst many others. This illustrated interactive alphabet book allows each child to create a finished book unique and personal to them. Only when the reader has contributed to every page is the book finished and the treasure hunt over!”
3. Neues ABC-Buch by Karl Philipp Moritz, illustrations by Wolf Erlbruch.
Unfortunately most of them will not work in German. However there ist this one: Neues ABC-Buch by 18th century writer and poet Karl Philipp Moritz from 1790. Here are some webpages dedicated to the original version, including the original drawings. This is a contemporary version with illustrations by Wolf Erlbruch. The cover does not appeal to me so much, but I read some good reviews about his work and it looks like an interesting choice. Erlbruch created unusual picture books, which I plan to explore more.
4. Bruno Munari’s ABC
Bruno Munari’s ABC : From the Amazon blurb: “Beginning with an “Ant on an Apple,” illustrations, simple text, and a pesky fly who will not stay on his page introduce the letters of the alphabet.
Bruno Munari is a well known designer, who also wrtoe about design.I like this quote:
“‘A thing is not beautiful because it is beautiful, as the he-frog said to the she-frog: it is beautiful because one likes it.’ Bruno Munari
5. The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni
Leo Lionni’s Alphabet tree: From the blurb: A strong wind blows most of the letters off the alphabet tree and those that remain hide among the branches. Then a bug and a caterpillar come along and teach them how to arrange themselves into words and sentences in a gentle parable about the power of the written word.
6. ABC: The World of Eric Carle
ABC: The World of Eric Carle and his animal alphabet seem to be published in both English and German. There are also animal flash cards available.
7. Roy Lichtenstein’s ABC
Roy Lichtenstein’s ABC: .“Roy Lichtenstein, one of the primary artists of the pop art movement in the 1960s, has revamped the alphabet with his own attitude and style. With his combination of popular imagery and “high art” that borrows the techniques of advertising and the comics, Lichtenstein revivifies the alphabet with playful and entertaining art and refreshes the ABC for art lovers and letter lovers alike. This was the last book the artist completed before his death. ”
8. ABC Pop! by Rachel Isadora
ABC Pop! by Rachel Isadora “With a tip of her hat to such ’60s icons as Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg, Isadora whips out a zinger of an ABC book. Baby boomers will find this artistic homage a nostalgic hoot, while their offspring will appreciate its verve.”
9. 3D ABC by Marion Bataille.
Last but not least e a short and brilliant video introducing the 3D ABC by Marion Bataille.
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