Word It Book: Speak Up Presents a Gallery of Interpreted Words

Bryony Gomez-Palacio, Vit Armin, Ellen Lupton,

ISBN 10: 1581809255 / ISBN 13: 9781581809251

Published by Writers Digest Books April 2007, 2007

About this Item

The assignment: Graphically interpret a single word. The rule: Do it in a five-inch by five-inch square. The results: A visual smorgasbord of inspiration. A dynamic exercise in creativity, 'The Word It Book' works on three levels: as a collection of stimulating challenges, a compendium of contemporary design, and a look behind the creative process of successful designers. Each month Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit, founders of the design blog Speak Up, put forth a different word such as 'saturated,' 'tease,' 'rebel,' 'public,' 'empty,' or 'pleasure.' Designers everywhere are challenged to interpret the word in a single graphic that's witty, observant, wise, serious or humorous. The best of the best are compiled here. You can use these visual interpretations from top designers to rev up your own creativity, and then try the exercises for yourself. If you're a designer, wordsmith, or simply someone who likes to approach things from a different angle, take a look inside and start to create your own meanings. * Builds on the success of an online graphic-design community, where designers visually interpret different words each month and post the results* Provides designers with compelling exercises to improve their creativity--a perennially favorite topicGraphic designers are always looking for ways to improve their creative thought-process, and this book provides them with simple--but intriguing--exercises for accomplishing that goal. The book features 30 simple words and challenges readers to visually interpret each one. There's a gallery of sample projects for inspiration, and designers can access even more exercises at the popular online graphic-design community Speak Up. This frequently updated site runs this same creative challenge every month--offering readers a place to share their work and receive feedback. Open copy. Interior pages in very nice condition. Book has minor shelf wear. Book sold as is!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Word It Book: Speak Up Presents a Gallery of Interpreted Words
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books April 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1581809255
• ISBN 13: 9781581809251
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Used - Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Graphic Design - Theory

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Synopsis

The assignment: Graphically interpret a single word.

The rule: Do it in a five-inch by five-inch square.

The results: A visual smorgasbord of inspiration.

A dynamic exercise in creativity, The Word It Book works on three levels: as a collection of stimulating challenges, a compendium of contemporary design, and a look behind the creative process of successful designers.

Each month Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit, founders of the design blog Speak Up, put forth a different word such as "saturated," "tease," "rebel," "public," "empty," or "pleasure." Designers everywhere are challenged to interpret the word in a single graphic that's witty, observant, wise, serious or humorous. The best of the best are compiled here.

You can use these visual interpretations from top designers to rev up your own creativity, and then try the exercises for yourself. If you're a designer, wordsmith, or simply someone who likes to approach things from a different angle, take a look inside and start to create your own meanings.

About the Author

Bryony Gomez-Palacio is co-founder, with Arimin, of Speak Up, as well as the design firm Nice. Currently she divides her time between working for clients and teaching at the School of Visual arts.

Graphic designer and writer Armin Vit works at Pentagram--one of the most respected design firms in the world. He's a frequent speaker at top design conferences and the founder of the popular online design forum Speak Up.