PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Deborah Roberts is one of Austin’s most important modern artists, and last year she was featured in a one-woman show, titled I’M, at The Contemporary Austin. Most widely known for her collage work, Roberts created this exhibition of twenty-eight mostly new works in a variety of media including paintings, prints, collages, texts and an interactive sculptural installation. The coffee-table book includes three essays, studio shots of Roberts’ artworks, and environmental photographs of her work in the exhibition space. It is designed with decidedly extra whitespace and has the luxury of displaying Roberts’ artworks on a larger scale. The size gives the reader the benefit of seeing enhanced details of the collages and provides a good approximation of the experience of viewing Roberts’ large-scale canvases at the museum. The typographic styling of the book features a distinct typeface called “Martin”, by Vocal Type, which is used for the main title of the exhibition and other display type in the book. The typeface is based on the bold, sans-serif letterforms printed on placards carried by protesters during the historic Memphis sanitation workers strike of 1968. The sanitation workers marched in the streets with signs bearing the heart-wrenching declaration “I AM A MAN.” Given the personal racial themes of Deborah Roberts’ work and the title of her book I’M (or I AM), the design team felt that the use of the “Martin” typeface was not only appropriate, but symbolic of the artist’s powerful body of work.

BOOK INFORMATION

Trim Size: 11 x 14 inches

Number of Pages: 96

Binding Method: Finished smyth sewn, hardcover bound book

Paper: Body—Superfine Ultrawhite Eggshell 80# Text; Cover—Superfine Ultrawhite Eggshell 80# Cover

Typefaces: Martin by Vocal Type; Neue Haas Grotesk by Linotype

CREDIT INFORMATION

Creative Director:

Art Director: DJ Stout

Book Designer: Michelle Maudet

Jacket/Cover Designer: DJ Stout

Illustrator: Deborah Roberts

Photographer: Studio shots of artworks by Paul Bardagjy; Environmental shots of artworks in the exhibition space by Colin Doyle

Picture Editor:

Production Director: Alexa Johnson, The Contemporary Austin

Production Coordinator: Julie Le, The Contemporary Austin

Production Artist:

Other Credits: Publication Editor: Robin K. Williams

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