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Parting It Out by Ian Lynam

Parting It Out Kickstarter

February 4, 2015

Co-chair Ian Lynam has finally finished his new book and has launched a Kickstarter campaign in hopes of funding it.

The title, Parting It Out, refers to the disassembly and reassembly of aspects of culture.

It will feature an introductory essay by W. David Marx (http://neojaponisme.com) and written collaborations with Randy Nakamura (http://www.randynakamura.com/) and Chris Ro (http://betterdays.kr/)

Included in this book are over 20 of his very favorite assignments from the graphic design classes that he teaches at Temple University Japan and Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Additionally, within is the most comprehensive reading list of essays about graphic design ever published, as well.

spreads from Parting It Out by Ian Lynam

A selection of mocked-up spreads from Parting It Out by Ian Lynam

Check out what some of the folks who have read the manuscript have to say:

“Lynam is a bitingly humorous writer—gifted with the intuition to give stories depth. This is no accident—he writes from experience—design criticism that is not dry and painful, but lived and approachable. A reading pleasure!” —Lars Harmsen, Slanted Magazine

“Parting It Out may be billed simply as a anthology of design writing, but it is far more heartfelt than any such collection I’ve come across and fully surpasses those confines.”—Evan Mast, Ratatat 

“Eschewing the shortsighted practical nature of much graphic design-oriented writing, Lynam focuses on demythologizing contemporary graphic design—opening up a new horizon of discourse both East and West.” Kiyonori Muroga, Idea Magazine

“Ian Lynam likes thinking about design as much as making it. Luckily for us, he also likes writing about it that much too. (Double lucky, he is really super-good at all three!)” Shawn Seymour, Lullatone

At the very least, it is worth cruising over to the Kickstarter page to check out the brand new, unreleased song featured in the video by Evan Mast (a.k.a. E#Vax) of Ratatat.

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