The Bible, Illuminated
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For some time now, I've believed that the crowning achievement of my career in design would be to design a Bible. I wouldn't use pictures, although I would commission the people who draw Swiss mountaineering maps (the watercolor style, super precise, 3D shading, etc.) to create a comprehensive set of maps for the back. I would also typeset it in fonts which have roots in the time period of the Reformation, either a strong Scotch Roman or a good Fleischmann like Farnham—then pair it with a workhorse sans like National for headers and footnotes.
The paper would be thin like typical Bible paper, but with cool endpapers and a blind embossed white, black or gray, heavyweight synthetic cover (feels like leather, green and embosses like vinyl). Would use several colors throughout to help separate content.
I can see it all so clearly.