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Building a library of art + design books, catalogues, essays and documents — Hosts: @paul-prudence @vortac

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Human Nature (dub version), Drawings by Richard Prince, Written by Glenn O'Brien, 2001 An exercise in wit, minimalism, and poetic observation wrapped within a limited edition slipcased book produced by Greybull Press.

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Descriptive Geometry With 3-D Figures, Imre Pál, 1959 A curious and delightful approach to visualizing geometry that involves anaglyphic diagrams and 3D glasses.

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yet another book to add to my never ending list 🤡 coming out in November!

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Market Cafe Magazine (n8) A zine about data visualization. . This number featuring an interview with @marcinignac / Variable. . . Trivia: I won this magazine on a contest that Marcin did on twitter

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Generative typography with a twist. 🕺

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AFRO SURF A photo book about surfing culture in Africa. More pictures below

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Isaac Newton Opticks, Kronecker Wallis, 2019 First published in 1704, Opticks remains a foundational work in the field of optics, illuminating the nature of light and laying the groundwork for modern physics. This updated design uses holographic foils and a spectrum of color gradients that complement the content within.

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Joanie Lemercier • Points de vue • The Steidz The catalogue of the exhibition “Points de vue” brings together an essay which examines the artist’s unique aesthetic, a selection of sketches and a glossary illuminating the technical vocabulary of his work. https://thesteidz.com/produit/joanie-lemercier-points-de-vue-matmut/

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Not sure if we have this one in the library yet.

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Another one for the data viz clan. Tufte wrote and compiled a good number of books on visualizing data and are well worth hunting down.

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Beautifully illustrated book.

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Fanette Mellier • color me • Semiose editions "In this coloring book [...] your colors are bound to stand out against the dark night of the paper. So stand back and light the touch-paper!" https://fanettemellier.com/project/color-me/ Well, I have to admit I just enjoy the minimal B&W compositions :)

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Not a specific book but a very important artist book organization. Just discovered 'BAR' (Book Art Review) at the Center for Book Arts. if in New York check them out. https://centerforbookarts.org/bar

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Eduardo F. Catalano Structures of Warped Surfaces. 1960 A lovely loose leaf oddity containing 30 illustrations of hyperbolic surfaces and structures. ↓↓↓ for more impressions.

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Zone C Rosaire Appel, 2021 Asemic writing and fictional scores in a cut-up comic book 🖤 ↓↓↓ for more impressions.

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