Flip the Script A Guidebook for Aspiring Vandals and Typographers

Christian P. Acker

ISBN 10: 1584234601 / ISBN 13: 9781584234609

Published by Ginko Press, Berkeley, 2013

About this Item

A Fine copy in all regards. Without jacket, as issued. Includes a powder blue ribbon marker. First printing. 224 pages. 9.25" x 10.75". This is an impressive, exceptional book documenting the unique handstyles of graffiti artists from across the United States. Type designer Christian P. Acker turns ten years of research into a fascinating anthropology of regional styles and their evolution, as well as a catalog of dozens of graffiti writers alphabets and graphics. Tag samples and direct quotes from the writers are included. Truly an invaluable resource "for aspiring vandals and typographers," as the subtitle says. .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Flip the Script A Guidebook for Aspiring Vandals and Typographers
• Publisher: Ginko Press, Berkeley
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584234601
• ISBN 13: 9781584234609
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Printing
  • Grafitti and Street Art
  • Anthropology
  • Typography

About this title

Synopsis

Graffiti remains one of the last reservoirs of well-practiced penmanship. A unique feature of this publication is its catalog of graffiti writers' complete alphabets. We expect the uninformed observer shall come to recognize these letters for their raw beauty and skeletal forms and that the educated reader will appreciate the thought that has gone into the organization of this book.

In Flip the Script, author Christian Acker spent 10 years gathering a wide range of hand styles, contextualizing the lettering work of graffiti writers from around the United States. Through interviews and writing samples, Flip the Script offers deep access to some of the most talented writers in the country. These hand style heavyweights share their thoughts on subjects such as how they developed their talent and how the regional graffiti dialects differ. Acker presents the material in a clean, structured layout, evoking classic typography books. This revised, updated edition remains as relevant as ever.

Some notable contributors include: Chaz Bojorquez, BIG SLEEPS, MIKE GIANT, SLICK, SIVEL, POSE, AGUA, ESPO, TAKI 183, LSD Om, STAY HIGH 149, STAN 153, FREEDOM, KAVES, HAZE, CHINO, SURE, FAUST, COOL DISCO DAN, AREK, STAB, JASE, MAZE ONE, SR ONE, RELM, ALERT, RYZE, CAYPE, MES, LEAD, SEAZ, GREY, AMAZE, SMOKER, DUG ONE, SPIE, RENOS, DASH, OILER, and more.