Kobi Franco – This is the first book to combine the similarities and components of Hebrew and Latin scriptEin Schriftsystem, im Englischen auch Script genannt, ist die Gesamtheit der Zeichen und Regeln, mit denen eine Sprache schriftlich festgehalten wird. In der Typografie beschreibt der Begriff, welches Zeichenrepertoire und welche Schreibkonventionen eine Schrift abdecken muss, damit Texte lesbar und korrekt gesetzt werden können. Bekannte Beispiele sind das lateinische, das kyrillische, das griechische, das arabische und das devanagarische Schriftsystem. Letzteres…
Weiterlesen: script based on years of research and experimentation!
CONTENT
— Inspiring visual representations of Latin and Hebrew letters.
— Methods and rules enabling a rhizomatic exploration of experimental typography.
— The project received the New York’s TDC awards.
ABOUT
Kobi Franco is a Tel Aviv based designer, researcher, curator, and the Head of the Master’s in Design Program at Shenkar College in Tel Aviv. He owns a leading studio specializing in design for culture and art. His work has been exhibited in a variety of exhibitions in Israel and around the world. The book Molecular Typography Laboratory is the result of five years of research in experimental typography. The project has been showcased in several exhibitions and has received numerous awards, including Typographic Excellence from New York’s Type Directors Club.
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
Author, Editor, Concept: Kobi Franco
Design: Kobi Franco
Release: January 2025
Format: 21 × 27 cm
Volume: 224 pages
Language: English, Hebrew
Printing: Offset printing with spot colors, NINO Druck
Bookbinding: Open thread-stitching with black thread, dust jacket
Paper: Munken Print White 1.5 115 g/sm (Inside), 300 g/sm (cover)
ISBN: 978-3-948440-79-4
Price: € 42.–
Buy here: slanted.de
