Limited edition of 40 copies, numbered and signed by the artist. Special Collections has copy number 12 of 40, signed by the artist. IaU "Printed on and constructed from Colorplan paper (350gsm, Natural). Letterpress printed from linoleum blocks and photopolymer plates. The binding is a storage book binding with a concertina spine made from Tyvek hand-tinted with acrylic inks. The enclosure is a portfolio with soft flaps (made using directions by Peter D. Verheyen). Enclosure spine and book cover are foil stamped in matte black foil" --Publisher's website. "The typeface used for the text of the book is Goudy Old Style. The typeface used for the titles is Fette UNZ Fraktur. This typeface is Frutiger"--Colophon.
Summary:
"This is a book about the historical human obsession with ourselves and with approval from others. In the last 10 years, we have become obsessed with living online instead of actual living. We seem to only care about how many 'thumbs up' likes or hearts we can accumulate on social media. We practice a psychological social separation. Now, with the proliferation of the COVID-19 virus, we are living with the physical reality of 'social-distancing.' How will we make it back? Can we make it back? I hope we will realize how much we don't want to live without one another"--Colophon. "Rule of Thumb considers the ways in which humans have used our thumbs to, at best, twist reality, and at worst, ruin ourselves"--Publisher's website. "The serious questions addressed in this book are approached through a seemingly whimsical description and movable depiction of various expressions with the word thumb--the pricking of my thumb, rule of thumb, sticks out like a sore thumb, under my thumb and more. These are accompanied by information about the phrase's origin and a few relevant quotations"--Kelmscott Bookshop website, viewed May 16, 2023.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1306239789
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.