The Melting Vision
The Dark Side of Post-Industrial Modernity
The Dark Side of Post-Industrial Modernity
This book uses deconstructed typography to explore the experience of post-industrial modernity. The main quotation, which runs throughout the entire book, is from Marshall Berman's 1982 work "All That is Solid Melts into Air". Each spread also contains secondary text, often taken from news accounts, pertaining to the darker side of modernity.
All primary text is set in Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk, with secondary text set in DTL Documenta. Images are of the urban environment (primarily Toronto, CA & London, UK), cropped and bitmapped to highlight interesting visual forms & counterforms. The book is printed entirely in black and white, without greyscale.
The entire book is concertina-folded with a wraparound cover, & can be unfolded into a continuous single unit.
All primary text is set in Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk, with secondary text set in DTL Documenta. Images are of the urban environment (primarily Toronto, CA & London, UK), cropped and bitmapped to highlight interesting visual forms & counterforms. The book is printed entirely in black and white, without greyscale.
The entire book is concertina-folded with a wraparound cover, & can be unfolded into a continuous single unit.