A history of the world (in dingbats)

Excellent visual meditation on our collective here and now. David Byrne made these drawings during this time of COVID; a time in which so many of us have wondered if we will ever find words to describe what has happened to the world we thought we knew. One of the most thought provoking books I have

So I think David Byrne spent his lockdown listening to "Once in a Lifetime" on repeat.

Waiter, waiter more David Byrne illustration books please

quick yet thought provoking :) i 🫶 david byrne

People forget David Byrne was an art school kid! (as I was/am) and that's an exclusive little club. I actually did freelance for his ol buddy Tibor Kalman's (d.1999) design firm when I was a youngster! Those guys were controlling the esthetics thruout the 80s in Design. And MUSIC of course ..! Gr8 c Leggi tutto

“Isn’t a dingbat a stupid person? Yes, that’s the common usage.” David Byrne’s A History of the World (in Dingbats) starts with the “meaningless typographical element — nonsense elements” of dingbats, which “morphed into little drawings and icons that are often used to break up […] blocks of text”; Leggi tutto

I enjoyed the book and I appreciated the quality of the printing and binding. Pretty much everything David Byrne dabbles in I find interesting, he fondly reminds me of my high school years. In his own unique way, Byrne has taught me how to see things in a different way. I have also recently seen Ame Leggi tutto