‘What makes the book’

Title: ‘What makes the book’
Location: Cafe Oto, Dalston
Description: Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2007 discussion with Sean Murphy and Corina Neuenschwander from Value and Service
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2008-11-26

1. Jost Hochuli: Systematic book design? Title: Jost Hochuli: Systematic book design? Location: Bridewell Hall, St Bride Foundation Description: The adjective ‘systematic’ (from the Greek word ‘systematikos’) means, in one dictionary definition: ‘proceeding from a system, methodical, planned; corresponding to a system’. Systematic book design thus means: book design that follows a plan fixed before the work begins. A conscious, rational procedure sooner [...]...
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3. Book Club Title: Book Club Location: The Photographers’ Gallery Description: Join the Book Club as we tackle Alain Badiou’s recently translated text Being and Event, led by Dr Nina Power, Lecturer in Philosophy at Roehampton University. This Book Club will focus on two specific passages in Badiou’s text by way of introduction to his work and to the idea of [...]...
4. ‘In the eye of the reader’ Title: ‘In the eye of the reader’ Location: Cafe Oto, Dalston Description: Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2007 discussion with Roland Brauchli from Graphic Thought Facility and further guests. Start Time: 12:00 Date: 2008-11-28 ...
5. ‘Something to say – and the need of that form to say it’ Title: ‘Something to say – and the need of that form to say it’ Location: Cafe Oto, Dalston Description: Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2007 discussion with Jost Hochuli, Ron Costley, James Goggin and Laurent Benner Start Time: 14:00 Date: 2008-11-29 ...