When Bonn-based designers Barbara and Gerd Baumann asked 80 Japanese graphic art students at the Musahino Art University in Tokyo to play with English and German words, the alchemy resulted in Pictowords. Perhaps because Japanese writing already has a pictorial element, the students came up with an amazing variety of word-pictures and pictorial words: playful or matter-of-fact, impressive and sometimes surprisingly simple. The Baumanns knit the results together into a delightful volume that's sure to stimulate creativity. Baumann & Baumann is known for prestigious design work for the German Bundestag, the Great Court of the British Museum and international companies like Daimler Chrysler and Siemens. Another exciting new typographic reference book from Verlag Niggli.

Dimensions: 7" x 8.25" (inches)
Pages: 311
Edition: Hardcover
Languages: English, German, Japanese
ISBN: 372120560X