Design Books to Win

Design Books to Win No. 2: Notes from the Cosmic Typewriter

Win a magical collection of work from a giant of Concrete Poetry, recommended by Adrian Shaughnessy of Unit Editions

August 15, 2013

We are interested in bringing noteworthy design books to your attention through the publication of the book lists on our site—but we are also enthusiastic about getting these books onto your bookshelves and into your hands. To that end we are inaugurating “Design Books to Win”—an ongoing series of drawings in which we give away to our site visitors design books that have been written, designed, and/or recommended by well-known and respected members of the international design community.

Drawing No. 2: Win a copy of Notes from the Cosmic Typewriter

Our second drawing has been inspired by our interview with Tony Brook and Adrian Shaughnessy, graphic designers and co-founders of Unit Editions, based in London. We asked Tony and Adrian to each recommend a design book (not one that they had published or written) for us to give away.

Notes from the Cosmic Typewriter: The Life and Work of Dom Sylvester Houédard, edited by Nicola Simpson, 2012 (Occasional Papers). Photo: courtesy of www.tipitin.com

The book Adrian chose is Notes from the Cosmic Typewriter: The Life and Work of Dom Sylvester Houédard, edited by Nicola Simpson and published by Occasional Papers in 2012. This is a first edition. Paperback, 192 pages, text in English. Adrian says:

“This is a book I've been waiting for since I first discovered the magical work of Houédard. Everything about this book is perfect: its design and format is exemplary, and the writing from a variety of experts, adds to our understanding of Houédard, one of the giants of concrete poetry.”

Left (p. 58): 69, 1964, typed page, 33 x 20.3 cm. Courtesy of Ruth & Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry. Right (p. 59): George, 1964, typed page, 17.2 x 12.7 cm. Courtesy of Ruth & Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry. From Notes from the Cosmic Typewriter: The Life and Work of Dom Sylvester Houédard, edited by Nicola Simpson, 2012 (Occasional Papers)

Left (p. 64): the divinely bladed thunder bride, 1969, typed page, 16 x 19.1 cm. Courtesy of Ruth & Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry. Right (p. 65): flowers, c. 1969, typed page. Courtesy of Ruth & Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry. From Notes from the Cosmic Typewriter: The Life and Work of Dom Sylvester Houédard

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