{"product_id":"kool-a-type-specimen-magali-reus","title":"KOOL. A Type Specimen. - Magali Reus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKOOL. A Type Specimen\u003c\/em\u003e is an artist’s book built around\u003cem\u003e KOOL\u003c\/em\u003e (“cabbage” in Dutch), a new font designed by Magali Reus, winner of the seventh edition of the Arnaldo Pomodoro Prize for Sculpture. Midway between a plant alphabet and concrete poetry, the \u003cem\u003eKOOL\u003c\/em\u003e font is created in collaboration with Antonio de la Hera and Kia Tasbihgou and includes twenty-six lowercase letters, twenty-six uppercase letters, a complete set of numbers, sixteen punctuation marks, and six symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe project is the upshot of a three-year research project focused on the visual and calligraphic relationship between scraps of red cabbage and letters of the Roman alphabet. The volume is inspired by the traditional format of the type specimen book, or type foundry sample book, used to show clients the myriad graphic possibilities, layouts, and configurations unique to a new typeface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book features texts by design writer Emily King and Rebecca May Johnson, a food specialist, and was created in conjunction with Off Script: a solo exhibition by Reus staged by the Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation in collaboration with the Museo del Novecento in Milan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Design and Production by Wolfe Hall, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro and Lenz Press, 2024 \u003cbr\u003eSoftcover, 48pp \u003cbr\u003e280 x 160mm \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenderbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64743140655481,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/8029\/files\/Tenderbooks-23_50d81820-5b1c-411f-bfb0-c9f7a1905189.jpg?v=1790778424","url":"https:\/\/tenderbooks.co.uk\/products\/kool-a-type-specimen-magali-reus","provider":"Tenderbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}