Men of Letters and People of Substance - Softcover

De Vicq De Cumptich, Roberto

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1567923380 ISBN 13: 9781567923384

Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher, 2008

Synopsis

Creates portraits of literary heroes using only the letters of their name and a typeface that represents their style of writing. The author also uses graphic icons to suggest a face with a singular attribute or emotion - pride, fear, fanaticism and surprise.

About this title

Synopsis:

We often hear about writers 'painting portraits with their words', but now graphic designer Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich has managed to circumnavigate the lengthy writing process almost entirely."Men of Letters & People of Substance" is a visual feast in which de Cumptich creates stunning portraits of literary heroes using only the letters of their name and a typeface that represents their style of writing. In the second part, he uses graphic icons to suggest a face with a singular attribute or emotion - pride, fear, fanaticism and surprise.Wholly original, and unrivalled in its invention, these ingenious portraits "make the alphabet sing."

About the Author:

Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich is an award-winning graphic designer, and a former creative director for Random House & Harper Collins.

About this edition

• Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1567923380
• ISBN 13: 9781567923384
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96