The Bible, Illuminated
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- 23kon0
*buys his first ever bible*
lol
thats actually really nice. i wonder what the hardcore christians make of the Wallpaper* stylee bible.
im with b_electro though - would be nice to see some more effort put in and much more typographic or even all typographic bible.
yup i maybe even might buy it- I think most hardcore Christians would be in full support of it. Ever seen that "Jesus Loves Porn Stars" bible? Hipster Christian guerilla proselytizing ;-)b_electro
- gramme0
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.
- gramme0
I wouldn't even know how to begin approaching a publisher. 90% of all Bible publishers have in-house goons. The complication is that I wouldn't want it in just any old translation, it would have to be either English Standard Version or New King James.
- sikma0
"I can see it all so clearly. "
Do it!
- Yeah..that's like God putting the vision dircetly into his noggin...TheBlueOne
- ninjasavant0
I saw this today at B&N. Caught my eye but gussy it up however you like, I'm still not buying it.
- gramme0
I'm not buying it either. Just looks like someone is trying too hard to be down with the kids, but it comes off like a bland collection of stock photography. I don't think it does justice to the content. If I want a coffee table book, I'll buy a coffee table book. If I want a Bible, I'll buy a freaking Bible.
