A Contemporary Cabinet of Curiosities
A Contemporary Cabinet of Curiosities
A Contemporary Cabinet of Curiosities
A Contemporary Cabinet of Curiosities
A Contemporary Cabinet of Curiosities
A Contemporary Cabinet of Curiosities
A Contemporary Cabinet of Curiosities

A Contemporary Cabinet of Curiosities

Aufuldish & Warinner, San Anselmo, California, 2000

Description

The cabinet of curiosities was a 16th-century precursor to the contemporary museum, a collection of objects assembled to instill a sense of wonder and awe. The design of the catalogue alludes to collecting by having the art reproductions printed as separate stickers that are placed in the book by the user. (The stickers were not a cost-saving measure.) The art—by such artists as Damien Hirst, Katharina Fritsch and Yasumasa Morimur—supplies the wonder. The idea of an assembly is carried through to the section dividers, which are antique anatomical illustrations and pages from a catalogue of typographic decorative material. The concept even works down to the text face, a custom remix of one of my fonts, New Clear Era.

Collections: 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2000
Repository: Denver Art Museum
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book

Credits

Design firm
Aufuldish & Warinner
Designer
Bob Aufuldish
Production coordinator
Celeste P. McMullin
Trim size
7 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches
Pages
52
Quantity printed
75
Typefaces
New Clear Era Mix Two, New Clear Era Mix Three, Engravers Gothic
Printer
Hemlock Printers
Papers
100 lb. Mohawk Superfine Eggshell text sticker sheets, 60 lb. Mactac Starliner White Cinema
Binder
Lincoln & Allen Bindery
Binding method
Perfect-bound
Binding materials
Skivertex Silver Firenze
Endpapers
100 lb. Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Text printed with one match color
Author
Ralph Rugoff
Publication manager
Genoa Shepley
Editor
Nancy Crowley
Publisher
California College of Arts and Crafts
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