Picturing and Poeting


Latest collection of playful graphics and creative wordplay from Fletcher.


Alan Fletcher with a preface by Fiona MacCarthy and an introduction by Emily King


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Price: USD$39.95





 
Overview
  • New collection of creative material from the notebooks and travel diaries of Alan Fletcher, one of the most internationally influential figures in graphic design
  • Presents a wealth of creative material from Fletcher's notebooks and travel diaries, creating an eye-catching and mind-teasing collection of visual games, doodles, graphic objects, sketches and quotations, that demonstrates how images can often convey meaning more clearly than text
  • Alan Fletcher was one of the most creative minds and most internationally influential figures in graphic design
  • Follow-up to the best-selling The Art of Looking Sideways



 
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About the book
Following on the success of The Art of Looking Sideways, Picturing and Poeting presents an eye-catching and mind-teasing collection of visual games, doodles, graphic objects, sketches and quotations, that demonstrates how images can often convey meaning more clearly than text. A fascinating and entertaining exploration of the potential that words have to become pictures, and that drawings have to convey meanings, as well as an intriguing collection of ephemera. Assembled from the notebooks and travel diaries of Alan Fletcher, over a lifetime of noticing the detail and wit in everything and applying his own unique style, this book will appeal to everyone who enjoys visual games, puns and witty stories. Accompanied by succinct and insightful observations into the nature of meaning and the workings of images, this book attempts to illustrate the inner workings of one of the most creative minds and most internationally influential figures in graphic design.



About the author(s)
Alan Fletcher (1931–2006) belonged to that elite international group of designers who transcended the conventional boundaries of their craft. He was a founding member of the design group Pentagram and tackled every facet of design with a unique style and purpose. He was consultant Creative Director to Phaidon Press, and author of The Art of Looking Sideways and Beware Wet Paint, both published by Phaidon.



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