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Romano Hänni ~ Switzerland
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Typografische Notizen I
Typographic Notes I
By Romano Hänni
Basel, Switzerland: Studio for Design, 1992/1993. Edition of 175.
12 x 18 cm (4.875 x 7.125"); 28 pages. Accordion fold structure. Hand composed and handprinted in two colors, black and red. Printed on SK6 postcard paper. Bound in Mill board. Striped paper band closure. Text in German and supplemental pictorial booklet translation in English.
Romano Hänni, Catalog: "The proportions of this handprinted book are 2:3, and the height and the width of the paper are divided into a grid of twelve parts. The intention was to prepare and present action, vision, thought, and reading via manual typesetting and printing on a hand press. The design considers what is available in the type shop: letters, typographic signs, brass lines and wood engravings that were manufactured in Paris around the year 1915. Each double page is an illustration of a visual, social, mathematical, or scientific theme.
"After removing the dust jacket, you can fold the pages out as one strip with a length of 336 centimeters. The strip is composed of four printing sheets."
$420 (Last three copies) |
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Typografische Notizen II
Typographic Notes II
By Romano Hänni
Switzerland: Studio for Design, 2009/2010. Edition of 175.
5 x 7.25"; 28 pages. Accordion fold structure. Hand composed and handprinted in four colors (black, red, blue and gold). Printed on Munken Print Cream. Bound in Mill board. Striped paper band closure. Text in German and supplemental pictorial booklet translation in English. Numbered.
Romano Hänni, Catalog: "Seventeen years after creating the first part, the second part of 'Typographic Notes' was produced in the years 2009/2010. Its content deals with topics such as justice, perception, reality, and mentatlities.
"As a preamble, a part of Utopia written by Thomas More in the year 1516 is printed. In the text, the ruthless scheming of the rich is revealed. Today’s manager capitalism is the result of this ruthless scheming, an economy of self-enrichment.
"The global exploitation of the people is carried out by private transcontinental companies of the industry, service, trade, and banking sectors. Profit is their religion, world domination their goal."
$320 |
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Worte machen das Unendlich enlich
Words make the infinite finite
By Romano Hänni
Switzerland: Studio for Design, 2008. Edition of 290.
3.25 x 4.75"; 10 pages. Accordion structure. Hand composed and handprinted in three colors: black, red and blue. Striped paper band closure. Numbered and printed on the supplement in red ink with the title and imprint.
Romano Hänni, Catalog: "Although language can be explanatory, only signs and symbols evoke notions. They are capable of simultaneously incorporating all levels of human existence. Reaching down to the unfathomable depths of the soul, signs and symbols grow their roots. Like a gentle breeze, language only touches the surface of understanding. Words make the infinite finite, signs and symbols carry off the spirit into the realms of the infinite world of being. They evoke notions, are signs of the unspeakable, and are equally inexhaustible.
"Without signs or symbols, even the most modern of world views becomes impoverished. The division of soul and spirit has much to do with Gutenberg’s invention. For the sake of the modern, supposedly unnecessary yet reliable and irreplaceable things are often sacrificed. Access to signs and symbols could lead to peace of mind in which all unconscious is not anxiously blocked out and avoided but embraced as a way of expanding consciousness. In this manner, the spirit could find a way out of self-isolation, in which it is held captive by its unconditional worship of science and technology."
$95
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