The Crystal Goblet, or Printing Should Be Invisible
Melissa Gaviria Henao
The first EADT UC module explores the culture and classical knowledge of typographic and editorial design, where the essential rules that determine functionality or pragmatism in typographic and editorial design are studied and applied, while seeking invisibility (of the medium and the author). The text analyzed and diagrammed was “The crystal goblet, or printing should be invisible” by Beatrice Warde.
The project presented attempts to demonstrate how design is a medium that can alter the message and become the center of the object over the text and information being delivered. It is a way to demonstrate how design can not be invisible.
Imprint / Technical Rider:
Year: 2023
Dimensions: 841 × 1189 mm
Materials: Printed on 250 gsm extra-white paper.
Production and finishing: Printed by Norcópia.
Resources and credits: Software: Adobe InDesign.
Curricular Unit:
Advanced Studies in Editorial Design and Typography (1st year)
Supervising Professor:
Rúben Reis Dias