one, are the days of letterpress; however, I see a resurgence, as evidenced by the recent anniversary of the publishing house, Godine, and the celebratory show marking the occasion at the Grolier Club in NY. It is the book/publications designer’s challenge to draw from the vast machinery and computer hardware a product of precision and... Continue Reading →
This is for a publisher, Alice James Books. The had an ugly "Adobe-esque" letter A before and that was all they had for their independent book publishing group, affiliated with the University of Maine. Matt Sharff and I integrated her portrait (she was, after all, the sister of William and Henry James who lived a... Continue Reading →
hot off the press...
Here . . .our first day was spent being exhausted, but pretty excited to be here. We flew from JFK to Madrid to Barcelona. The airports here are works of architectural genius—in a dazed state, I found myself walking through the airport this morning at 6:00 a.m. on the glass-like black marble floors. We flew... Continue Reading →
Dede Cummings 