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Four Pixar animators release a racy side project.

If you think of nature illustration as the sterile visuals of a science book, you haven’t seen the work of Charlie Harper. The iconic American modernist, famous for his spunky stylized wildlife illustrations, spent more than six decades adorning books and posters with his highly distinctive artwork. In 2001, New York based designer Todd Oldham — a legend in his own right — rediscovered Charley’s work and decided to comb through his ample archive, collaborating closely with Harper to curate, edit and design a book that captures the iconic style of the great master. When Charley passed away in 2007… read article

Literature as a canvas, a book as a living organism, and rhythm as a texture — an incredible visualization of text.

What $347.98 and $1.23 have in common, or why we should be embarrassed to even worry about “the recession” – a book about the global food economy.