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Christopher Crosson
Junior, Product Design
Robyn Eunji Hwang
Junior, Communication Arts (Graphic Design)
Karen Hanmer
Beaut.e(code), 2002
Karen Hanmer; Glenview, Illinois
Computer punch cards, rubber band.
Bound by a custom rubber band, Karen Hanmer’s
BEAUT.E(CODE) documents the short, passionate thoughts
on programming from interviews with software engineers.
Technically, the book is written in two languages: English and
computer code. The choice of medium is a return to the anti-quated
origin of computer science, with each page printed on
a vintage punch card from a time when computers filled entire
rooms. Originally, a programmer would type out code to be
processed onto a series of organized cards. In this case, the
method of typing has been hacked to create an elegant string
of statements exploring the beautiful complexity of software.
Every page, intended for computational work, has been given
a human emotion, connecting the programmers’ thoughts to
calculating technology. Memories of anguish and success are
behind every short sentence. The modest, dotty words along
each card’s edge contain the deep excitement and awe from
the professionals’ love of programming and the respect they
have for the machines they work with. Hanmer’s History and
Technology series of artist books link the creative process of
the artist with that of the inventor, explorer, and scientist
through first person accounts and archival photographs and
artifacts.
Matt Cohen and Sher Zabaszkiewicz, with
Gary Young (poet)
In the Face of It, 2008
C&C Press; Pajaro, California
Limited edition book of 170 copies.
In the Face of It contains poems by Gary Young responding to
the death of his close friend Elizabeth Sanchez. The poems
are letterpress printed in 11-point Dante and bound in hand-made
paper; the images were created and woodcut printed.
The title of the book on the exposed spine seems to have been
printed directly on the spine, but it is actually printed on the
folds of each signature. Alternating with poems and woodcut
images, the title appears on blank spreads. The title is set ver-tically
close to the spine. Every time it appears, the title
changes its position, moving across the spine from left to
right. The action illustrates the steps the writer has taken to
accept the death of his friend. Also, as the title appears repeat-edly,
the text recalls the death of Sanchez to the readers. C&C
Press comments in its catalog, “The end result is that the topic
of Elizabeth’s death is visually ‘in the face of’ the viewer at all
times throughout the reading.”
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| Full Text of PDF | 124 Christopher Crosson Junior, Product Design Robyn Eunji Hwang Junior, Communication Arts (Graphic Design) Karen Hanmer Beaut.e(code), 2002 Karen Hanmer; Glenview, Illinois Computer punch cards, rubber band. Bound by a custom rubber band, Karen Hanmer’s BEAUT.E(CODE) documents the short, passionate thoughts on programming from interviews with software engineers. Technically, the book is written in two languages: English and computer code. The choice of medium is a return to the anti-quated origin of computer science, with each page printed on a vintage punch card from a time when computers filled entire rooms. Originally, a programmer would type out code to be processed onto a series of organized cards. In this case, the method of typing has been hacked to create an elegant string of statements exploring the beautiful complexity of software. Every page, intended for computational work, has been given a human emotion, connecting the programmers’ thoughts to calculating technology. Memories of anguish and success are behind every short sentence. The modest, dotty words along each card’s edge contain the deep excitement and awe from the professionals’ love of programming and the respect they have for the machines they work with. Hanmer’s History and Technology series of artist books link the creative process of the artist with that of the inventor, explorer, and scientist through first person accounts and archival photographs and artifacts. Matt Cohen and Sher Zabaszkiewicz, with Gary Young (poet) In the Face of It, 2008 C&C Press; Pajaro, California Limited edition book of 170 copies. In the Face of It contains poems by Gary Young responding to the death of his close friend Elizabeth Sanchez. The poems are letterpress printed in 11-point Dante and bound in hand-made paper; the images were created and woodcut printed. The title of the book on the exposed spine seems to have been printed directly on the spine, but it is actually printed on the folds of each signature. Alternating with poems and woodcut images, the title appears on blank spreads. The title is set ver-tically close to the spine. Every time it appears, the title changes its position, moving across the spine from left to right. The action illustrates the steps the writer has taken to accept the death of his friend. Also, as the title appears repeat-edly, the text recalls the death of Sanchez to the readers. C&C Press comments in its catalog, “The end result is that the topic of Elizabeth’s death is visually ‘in the face of’ the viewer at all times throughout the reading.” |
