PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Published on the occasion of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s centennial, Past/Forward: The LA Phil at 100 is a two-volume coffee table book that revisits the history of the LA Phil and contemplates the future of “America’s most important orchestra.”

Designed by award-winning studio Content Object, the publication offers an unconventional approach to institutional storytelling and includes more than 100 firsthand accounts, interviews conducted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tim Page, 150 rarely seen archival photos, and artwork from Lucky Dragons, Charles Gaines, and Christine Sun Kim.

BOOK INFORMATION

Trim Size: 8.5 x 10.75

Number of Pages: 488

Binding Method: Hardcover

Paper: Munken Polar Rough

Typefaces: Cardinal, URW Geometric and Grotesk, Graphik, and Philip -- a custom typeface commissioned for Past/Forward, designed by Benjamin Critton, Art Department

CREDIT INFORMATION

Creative Director: Kimberly Varella

Art Director: Kimberly Varella and Jessica Fleischmann (still room)

Book Designer: Kimberly Varella and Jessica Fleischmann (still room)

Jacket/Cover Designer: Kimberly Varella and Jessica Fleischmann (still room)

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Production Artist: Special Commissioned Artworks for the book: Librettos: Manual de Falla/Stokely Carmichael (Charles Gaines); Available Spaces for Composers (Christine Sun Kim); Score for Recognizing a New Music (Lucky Dragons)

Other Credits: Visual Curator for Forward: Aandrea Stang; Interviews by Tim Page; Color Separations by Echelon Color, Santa Monica

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