Cats and Blogs-Steph Dorazio

This book is named 50 Years of Movie Posters by John Kobal, with the introduction by David Robinson. The book contains several (actual) movie/film poster designs from the 1920s to the late 1950s. The designs have the aesthetic of the artistic era that is dominant at the time of the film's release. The predominant object in the majority of the posters are the figure(s) and typography. The early posters contain handdrawn type in various positions in the composition. Most of the people look happy or are smiling. The text is in the intro and on the posters. The poster designs, as a whole, seem to have a similar look and direction. The use of photography and photocopied type, transitions the poster designs to have an appearance that looks more "realistic" than previous designs. The book is (roughly) 11.5"x17".

In this book, Gustav Klimt's work is highlighted. Sketches and rough drafts are also present. His paintings include portraits and landscapes. The work appears to be impressionist. The typography for the title is sans-serif, and dominant in size and position. The paper weight on every page is heavier than most books and the color copies are rich and vibrant. The size of the book is (roughly) 12"x16.5".

This book is named the Tale of Genji Scroll from 1971 by Ivan Morris, with the into by Yoshinobu Tokugawa. This book comes in a box, and to open the contents of the book, the box cover has to come off. The box is burnt orange and made from canvas material. The cover combines further textiles of different colors and texture. The inside typography describes the painting (usually it is found on the left of most page spreads). The paintings have similar looking color schemes, or are prints of old paintings. The typography looks Japanese and is vertically rendered (as opposed to the English horizontal position). The paintings are not imbedded into the print, but are glued on the page. Multiple artist are credited with the internal examples of art.