Live Breathe Design » Books http://livebreathedesign.com Graphic Design from Brook Johnson Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:03:47 +0000 en hourly 1 Stolen Words http://livebreathedesign.com/stolen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stolen http://livebreathedesign.com/stolen/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:40:16 +0000 Elena http://livebreathedesign.com/?p=126 Stolen Words is a post from: Live Breathe Design

]]> Here darkroom techniques have been used to burn words into a series of self-portraits

The words were fragments of song lyrics and poetry, and come together to form a story of love-gone-wrong.

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]]> http://livebreathedesign.com/stolen/feed/ 0 The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm http://livebreathedesign.com/myth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=myth http://livebreathedesign.com/myth/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:38:14 +0000 Elena http://livebreathedesign.com/?p=123 The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm is a post from: Live Breathe Design

]]> This intimate book contains the words of Anne Koedt, a radical feminist and founding member of NY Radical Women.

The idea of rediscovering the clitoris is expressed through the format of the book, as illustrations of clitorides can be found between the fold of the pages.

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]]> http://livebreathedesign.com/myth/feed/ 0 Pillow Book http://livebreathedesign.com/pillowbook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pillowbook http://livebreathedesign.com/pillowbook/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:36:43 +0000 Elena http://livebreathedesign.com/?p=121 Pillow Book is a post from: Live Breathe Design

]]> The book can be read before being used as a pillow. One line of Shakespeare’s sonnet 43 is written on each page.

The pages are gradated to reflect dusk. As the pages are turned the words become more visible, and shine out of the night to reflect the meaning of the sonnet.

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]]> http://livebreathedesign.com/pillowbook/feed/ 0 Polina Press http://livebreathedesign.com/polina/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=polina http://livebreathedesign.com/polina/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:34:45 +0000 Elena http://livebreathedesign.com/?p=119 Polina Press is a post from: Live Breathe Design

]]> These book covers are for a selection of modern translations of classic Russian literature.

They are designed to appeal to a new generation of readers.

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