seeing&writing2




Judge Our Book by its Cover Photographer Richard Caldicott was commissioned to shoot an image for this book's cover related to the themes of Seeing & Writing 2. In the final version, the book's designers arranged Caldicott's photographs on the front and inside covers. Click on the alternative cover images to view them at a larger size.

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Send us a one-paragraph description of your idea for an alternate cover design. Best idea receives $100 prize. Submit by December, 2003. (You will need an internet connection to send us your comments.)
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Cover Outtake #1
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Cover Outtake #2
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Cover Outtake #3
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Richard Caldicott's bio:
Richard Caldicott is a contemporary British artist. He uses the medium of color photography to transform still lifes of common everyday domestic objects into visceral and luminous works of art. Exploring the borderline between objectivity and abstraction, these photographs continually ask the viewer to engage beyond the merely representational surface of the work. Learn more about Richard Caldicott on his website.
2x4 profile:
Seeing & Writing 2 was designed by 2x4, a design firm that includes among its clients the New York Times Fashions of the Times, Levi Strauss, the Whitney Museum of Modern Art, and the Princeton School of Architecture.

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