Karakter essay series 2015–2019

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Rebecca Solnit, Men Explain Things to Me

Jonathan Crary, 24/7

Rebecca Solnit, Hope in the Dark

Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian

Rafal Matyja, Emergency Exit

Series of titles on current issues describing how to tackle various forms of oppression. The books had to be very accessible, hence their small format and relatively inexpensive choice of material. I intended the covers to be as striking as possible, matching the quality of writing: Hitchens got the modern ¡No pasarán! treatment in his treatise on non-conformity, Solnit’s first book in Poland, Men Explain Things to Me, became very popular, and for a moment, the footnote star cover was quite ubiquitous in Polish bookstores and magazines. Rafal Matyja’s book, a commentary on the present situation in Polish politics, is titled Emergency Exit, so I thought it would be right if the typography on the cover somehow reflected the image of the door slightly ajar. The first edition of the book has the letters printed with an ink that glows in the dark.

Year: 2015–2019

Page size: 120 x 195 mm

Pages: 200–320

Binding: Softcover

Paper: Munken Print White 15 90 g

Cover material: Arktika 270 g

Typefaces: Paperback 12 and others