I chose the book, Calligraphy: The Rhythm of Writing by Satwinder Sehmi, because it showed a good example of "good design". This book stood out the most because it was very colorful and caught my attention. When I looked at the cover, I saw the how words were made into an art form, which was very pleasing to my eyes. The title, Calligraphy: The Rhythm of Writing, was incorporated into the cover. The writing had a sense of rhythm and movement. The author displayed that idea by overlaying serif and san-serif writing over each other. By looking at the cover, the viewer wants to continue to open the book.
The spread on p. 120-121 gives yet another example of good design. The art work has vibrant colors that grabs the viewers attention. The words used in this piece has blended into the artwork. In other words, the artist overlays words on top of words which gives draws the viewer attention from what the words are saying, but to the overall structure. Personally, I perceive the spread as the white border leading me into the drawing, and where