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The Book of Tags presents the handstyles of 150 writers from 20 countries around the world.
From the publisher:
This selection includes some of the most influential tags belonging to pioneers in the graffiti world as well as others that represent innovative and experimental calligraphic styles. The tags collected are displayed in alphabetical order, one per page correlated with a caption to facilitate the deciphering of the different calligraphic styles and with the sole purpose to create a 1980's style graffiti 'blackbook' object, simple and essential in the layout and rich in content. The first section consists of short introductory essays by five prestigious individuals working in the fields of design, calligraphy, graffiti and architecture : Buro Destruct, a designer collective from Bern, Barry McGee (AKA Twist), Olivier Stak, Hassan Massoudi and Stefano Boeri. The publication ends with a black and white action photo gallery compiled and edited by publishers DropDrop in an effort to show the beauty and energy of the act of tagging in its original context.
Hardcover
English
256 pages
2005