Noise Water Meat: A History of Sound in the Arts

Noise Water Meat: A History of Sound in the Arts

MIT Press Design Department, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1999

Description

The title is derived from modern performance art and the recorded sounds and noises that accompany it: water dripping , screams and bestial cries. The biggest challenge was to interpret sounds into the visual realm. The man’s mouth is manipulated to look like ripples in water. It also gives the illusion of a cacophony of vibrating noises.

Collections: 50 Books | 50 Covers of 1999
Repository: Denver Art Museum
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book cover

Credits

Design firm
MIT Press Design Department
Designer
Jean Wilcox
Photographer
Original photo from PhotoDisc
Author
Douglas Kahn
Trim size
7 x 9 inches
Quantity printed
2,000
Typefaces
Bell Gothic, Officina
Jacket printer
Phoenix Color
Publisher/client
The MIT Press
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