graphic design

Paris in 1903 was a very modern city and the most popular among artists: that year Charlotte Perriand was born.

If "Che cos’è?", the first book by Paolo Ventura, invited toddlers to play with circular shapes, "E questo cos'è?" is all about squares. An aquarium, a box, a blackboard, a dice...

How many things can a circle be? It can be an eclipse, an eye, a porthole, a clown's nose...

When you look at something, do you ever wonder "what is it for"? And if you do, have you ever wondered if everything has a purpose? Some things have a specific function, others many.

How many things we can tell with a pencil?

Everything is possible in this book: words sneak into other words making their meanings twist and change.

What is movable type? Who invented it? How did they print books in the past? What has changed since then? Everyday we read, write and digit words.