The Postcard Book ist a collection of the 40 most beautiful images from the publication "Calligraphy". The 40 postcards can be ripped out individually.
This book is a journey. Your starting point is the wardrobe and your first activity is thorough stack-taking and sorting out. Put in box three what you rarely or never use: this is the material for making your new clothes. Now, let the sewing begin and let us see where the journey leads us. Based on 45 projects Frau Jona&son shows how old clothes can be transformed into individual fashion of high-quality design without great sewing knowledge. The instructions are accompanied by a wealth of information about eco and fair trade fashion, making this compendium more than a practical workbook.
If you love typography, the alphabet of one culture will hardly be all you are interested in, for unknown symbols and shapes arouse curiosity and often enthusiasm. Denise Lach has embarked on more than one journey to the world of script. In India, Ethiopia or Tibet she has spent time documenting complex as well as simple characters, playful shapes and flashy colours which she then translated into her own visual art. Script offers great design possibilities by repeating, turning, mirroring and rotating letters, but also by experimenting with rhythms, contrasts, colours and line widths, to name but a few. In addition to calligraphic techniques, Denise Lach introduces examples from printmaking, fabric printing, collage making and digital techniques.
It is fascinating how renowned typographic artist Denise Lach translates photographic nature motifs into typographic images. Nature provides an extremely rich source of inspiration and we are invited to look closely in order to train our eye and to enhance our powers of observation. When doing artwork employing script, similar to the contemplation of nature, meditative and sensual experiences flow together. More than the legibility of the script, the author values the creative freedom with which the motifs are transformed to a typeface of individual character. Our handwriting offers everyone a very personal approach to written textures and its varied design possibilities. Besides joy and enthusiasm the play with different writing tools and script takes little previous knowledge. In brief: Calligraphy in its experimental form How script transforms into textures and images Inspiration and information about the artful application of script
