Flip the Script A Guidebook for Aspiring Vandals and Typographers
Language: English
Published by Ginko Press, Berkeley, 2013
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: First House Books, Albany, NY, U.S.A.First House Books
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Condition: Used - Fine
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A Fine copy in all regards. Without jacket, as issued. Includes a powder blue ribbon marker. First printing. 224 pages. 9.25" x 10.75". This is an impressive, exceptional book documenting the unique handstyles of graffiti artists from across the United States. Type designer Christian P. Acker turns ten years of research into a fascinating anthropology of regional styles and their evolution, as well as a catalog of dozens of graffiti writers alphabets and graphics. Tag samples and direct quotes from the writers are included. Truly an invaluable resource "for aspiring vandals and typographers," as the subtitle says. .
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- Title
- Flip the Script A Guidebook for Aspiring Vandals and Typographers
- Author
- Christian P. Acker
- Publisher
- Ginko Press, Berkeley
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1584234601
- ISBN 13
- 9781584234609
- Edition
- First printing.
- Seller catalogs
- Anthropology, First Printing, Revolution, Activism, Counterculture, Typography
In Flip the Script, author Christian Acker spent 10 years gathering a wide range of hand styles, contextualizing the lettering work of graffiti writers from around the United States. Through interviews and writing samples, Flip the Script offers deep access to some of the most talented writers in the country. These hand style heavyweights share their thoughts on subjects such as how they developed their talent and how the regional graffiti dialects differ. Acker presents the material in a clean, structured layout, evoking classic typography books. This revised, updated edition remains as relevant as ever.
Some notable contributors include: Chaz Bojorquez, BIG SLEEPS, MIKE GIANT, SLICK, SIVEL, POSE, AGUA, ESPO, TAKI 183, LSD Om, STAY HIGH 149, STAN 153, FREEDOM, KAVES, HAZE, CHINO, SURE, FAUST, COOL DISCO DAN, AREK, STAB, JASE, MAZE ONE, SR ONE, RELM, ALERT, RYZE, CAYPE, MES, LEAD, SEAZ, GREY, AMAZE, SMOKER, DUG ONE, SPIE, RENOS, DASH, OILER, and more.
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