{"product_id":"9781350417519","title":"Ephemeral Typography Writing the impermanent","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNotes on Typography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEphemeral Typography\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWriting the impermanent\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAmandine Alessandra | Catherine Dixon | Vaibhav Singh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesign \/ Graphic Arts \/ Typography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting is usually understood as a tool for sharing information across distance and time. While it may feel counter-intuitive to envisage writing systems that are not for archiving knowledge or keeping traces of events, a large scope of existing typographic practices plays with evanescent letterform.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines these in a variety of contexts: traditional, vernacular, activism, art and as graphic design experimentation. What happens when letters and words are ephemeral? How does impermanence tint readers' experience and understanding of the message? At a time when human activity has impacted the environment enough to form a distinct geological age, how can we design without systematically producing more things? We've been obsessed with leaving traces and testimonies of our presence on Earth, but can expression through writing find another purpose? How can typography specifically offer hyper contextual content and completely disappear a moment later?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConcrete examples explore how form is influenced by context of display, and how the fluctuant nature of materials (movement of the human body, drying moss, light-sensitive surfaces, crumbling sand…) enhances meaning and perception.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing upon a variety of points of view issued from anthropology, sociology, history of art and graphic design, this book captures the interest of readers curious about typography, activism, performance, and design as a sustainable practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmandine Alessandra\u003c\/b\u003e is a designer, curator, and professor at the School of Design at the Université du Québec à Montréal, in Canada. Her practice-based research takes the form of textual messages set in multimedia collective performances taking place in cultural institutions (V\u0026amp;A Museum), environmental campaigns (WWF Berlin), or within local communities (primary schools).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Visual Arts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350417519\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51522034270348,"sku":"9781350417519","price":22.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_43b5d4a2-4c7c-4364-a8d6-474eca0477b9.jpg?v=1784754132","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350417519","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}