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

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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


 

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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