"The book takes readers through an interactive journey about the history of typography from A to Z, starting in ancient Egypt and moving all the way into the digital age. But it's no ordinary history tome. Anderson hand-designed 17 different pop-ups, including light projections to colorful sliders and mind-bending illusions, that demonstrate how humans have painstakingly developed type technologies over time better than a stand-alone blurb ever could."
"With that artful addition in mind, Alphabet in Motion is really a set of books, including the two-inch-thick pop-up book and an accompanying 120-page-long, coffee-table ready book of essays, each corresponding to one of the pop-up's chapters. (There's one chapter for each letter of the alphabet.) The book retails for $85 and is currently available for preorder on bookshop.org and Amazon. It will also be available at local bookstores across the country upon its release on November 18."
Alphabet in Motion is a two-inch-thick pop-up book paired with a 120-page companion of essays that traces the history of typography from ancient Egypt to the digital age. The pop-up volume contains 17 hand-designed mechanisms, including light projections, colorful sliders, and optical illusions that demonstrate type technologies and perceptual effects. Each pop-up corresponds to a chapter for a letter of the alphabet, and the companion essays expand on historical context and craft. Work on the project began in 2019 after research into typographic history and techniques. The set retails for $85 and will be available in bookstores on November 18.
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