P R E F A C E
Italo Calvino’s “If On A Winter's Night A Traveler” is composed by 12 sections. Each section starts with a direct address to the reader, which is followed by traditional narration.
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C O N C E P T
Render Calvino’s text accessible, legible, and visually clear.
Challenge typographic rules, book formats and layouts, and the use of photography in narrative volumes.
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E L E M E N T S
E L E M E N T S
Large format pages: Photographs + Narration
Small format pages: Direct address to the reader
Notations in red: Analysis to the text
Photography: Candida Höfer
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S P E C I A L T H A N K S T O
S P E C I A L T H A N K S T O
Candida Höfer
for her incredible generosity and impeccable eye
Luca Pitoni & Giacomo Traldi
for all their valuable guidance
Legatoria D'Arte Giovanni Códina (Milano)
for preserving the craft and quality of Italian bookbinding