Artist Feature #66
With Work From: Charlie Weber, Brad Ziegler, & Carl Wooley
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Charlie Weber – From their In This Unlikely Place series @_charlieweber_ – charlieweber.xyz
Brad Ziegler – From their The False Parting series – bradzieglerphoto.com
Carl Wooley – From their Mile series – @carlwooley – carlwooley.com
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Including this posts featured book, James Parker’s Up Here I Am Weightless. The cover design, which was inspired by Ed Ruscha’s word paintings, was the very first thing I worked on for this book. That’s a little unusual, as the cover is typically one of the last things I work on. But in this case, starting with the cover got me really excited about the project. If you’re into typography at all, you’ve probably noticed that the majority of my publications feature titles set in Futura Bold. This title is set in Century Gothic Bold, which is a Futura derivative, but it had a little more of the weightless feeling I was going for.
As a typology of morning and evening skies with planes in them (in most of them at least), this one is a little different from most of SO other books. But I’m really proud of how it turned out. With its Swiss binding that allows it to open totally flat, it makes for beautiful object that really captures that certain mood you get when looking at an interesting sky. Particularly if you look at it while listening to the music that James composed to accompany it. Check this one out if you haven’t already.
Love the composition of the house and front gate.
It's good to get some background about the photo book design decisions. Links to your YouTube videos are also helpful—it all helps to fill out your Substack with more discussion and useful information.
I appreciate the sense of emptiness, loneliness, and general feeling of left behindness in a lot of the photos you feature. I am particularly drawn to the images of the back of signs and blank signs. There's a particularly good one—with two blank signs— in your "Instant Winter - Florida" collection. There's something about the back and behind of things—back yards, back alleys, back channels, back stories, and the back of beyond. If I can figure out what it is, I'll get back to you.