December 18, 2006
Print Design
Octavo.com: Rare books
The proverb says “Rivers need a spring.” As a designer, to get a vision for where I'm headed, it sometimes helps to be reminded of where the craft originated. To that end, I hope I am the first to introduce you to Octavo—an organization dedicated to creating digital facsimiles of the world’s rarest books and manuscripts. It was founded by John Warnock, a name you may recognize as one of the founders of Adobe Systems. Study a masterwork such as The Grammar of Ornament by Welsh architect and interior designer Owen Jones and you'll be wading the headwater.
