Untitled Drawing (Dorothea Hofmann) kenjiromanhands And don’t forget our other

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Observed under a magnifying glass

the ordinarily imperceptible details of the printing become the motifs that cover the tiny figurines

Up until that moment it had never occurred to us that books were—first and foremost—meant to be useful

Untitled Drawing (Dorothea Hofmann) kenjiromanhands And don’t forget our otherDorothea Hofmann was a Swiss graphic designer, artist, educator, and the author of the forthcoming The Birth of a Style. (Order it from us when it comes out, please. Not Amazon.) She was one of the first students who passed the Basel education model. She collaborated closely with her husband, Armin, on developing design education. And she also made lovely drawingslike this one. With this simple bundle of cord, she captures the light and dark and makes