Sculpture Today
Sculpture Today
Sculpture Today
Sculpture Today

Sculpture Today

Phaidon Press, 2007

Description

Sculpture Today is a richly illustrated and authoritative overview of contemporary sculpture, presenting a variety of artwork accompanied by a substantial text. The book discusses work by more than 300 sculptors from over 50 years. The design challenge was to create a book that celebrated the individuality of each artist’s work while maintaining its own voice and personality.
A bespoke paper alphabet was devised by cutting and folding up a flat sheet of paper, thereby making typography three-dimensional. First drawn by hand and then “sculpted” into a mini paper sculpture, each letter was allowed to change shape, playfully varying in width and height, giving each composition a handmade, non-uniform quality.

Juror Notes

We loved the three-dimensionality of the hand-sculptured paper title. Perfect!

Collections: 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2007
Repository: Denver Art Museum
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book cover

Credits

Design firm
Phaidon Press
Creative director
Sonya Dyakova
Art director
Sonya Dyakova
Jacket designer
Sonya Dyakova
Photographer
Edward Park
Author
Judith Collins
Editor
Julia Rolf
Trim size
11.4 x 9.8 inches
Pages
484
Typefaces
Paper alphabet, bespoke typeface created for the book
Publisher
Phaidon Press
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