My first book, Volume: Writings on Graphic Design, Music, Art, and Culture was published in August 2010 by Princeton Architectural Press. It is no longer in print. A revised and expanded edition was published in late 2024 by Set Margins.’
The collection presents 29 new and classic (remixed and remastered) text tracks—the majority of which first appeared in Emigre—covering critical essays, speculations, polemics, memoirs, ficciones, and more about and around the subtitled topics. The articles address subjects such as: the roles of class in design, design education, Lester Bangs and Creem magazine, pornography, album cover art, independent record labels, anonymity and imaginary creative identities, and design as cultural chaos-maker. In addition to an extensive introduction, the book also features “Liner Notes” by Emigre magazine editor/designer Rudy VanderLans. The book also boasts an eye and mind-provoking design by Jiwon Lee.
And as an extra (or a preview), you can download a PDF of the book’s full index here.
