typographic dichotomies: the apollonian & dionysian
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eBook created for Typography 2 at Western Michigan University. The nine spreads together are meant to be a typographic gradient from Apollonian to Dionysian.TRANSCRIPT
Typographic DichotomiesThe Apollonian & Dionysian
“A true revelation, it seems to me, will only emerge from
stubborn concentration on a solitary problem. I am not in
league with inventors or adventurers, nor with travelers
to exotic destinations. The surest —also the quickest—
way to awake the sense of wonder in ourselves is to
look intently, undeterred, at a single object. Suddenly,
miraculously, it will reveal itself as something we have
never seen before.”
—Cesare Pavese,
Dialoghi con Leucó
1947
1
“A true revelation, it seems to me, will only emerge from
stubborn concentration on a solitary problem. I am not in
league with inventors or adventurers, nor with travelers
to exotic destinations. The surest —also the quickest—
2
way to awake the sense of wonder in ourselves is to look intently, undeterred, at a single object. Suddenly,
miraculously, it will reveal itself as something we have never seen before.”
— CESARE PAVESE,
DIALOGHI CON LEUCÓ,
1947
“A true revelation, it seems to me,
will only emerge from stubborn
concentration on a solitary problem.
I am not in league with inventors or
adventurers, nor with travelers to
exotic destinations. The surest —also
the quickest—way to awake the
sense of wonder in ourselves is to
3
— CESARE PAVESE, DIALOGHI CON LEUCÓ, 1947
look intently, undeterred, at a single object. Suddenly, miraculously, it will
reveal itself as something we have never seen before.”
“A true revelation, it seems to me, will only emerge from stubborn concentration on a solitary problem.
I
am not in league with inventors or adventurers, nor with travelers to exotic
destinations. The surest —also the quickest—way to awake the sense of wonder in
ourselves
is to look intently, undeterred, at a single object. Suddenly, miraculously, it will reveal itself as something
we
have never seen before.”
4
“A true revelation, it seems to me, will only emerge from stubborn concentration on a solitary problem.
I
am not in league with inventors or adventurers, nor with travelers to exotic
destinations. The surest —also the quickest—way to awake the sense of wonder in
ourselves
is to look intently, undeterred, at a single object. Suddenly, miraculously, it will reveal itself as something
we
have never seen before.”
— CE
SARE
PAVES
E, DIA
LOGH
I CON
LEUC
Ó, 1
947
“A tru
e reve
lation, it
seems t
o me, w
ill only
emerge from st
ubborn
concentration on a solitary problem. I am not in league with inventors or
adventurers, nor with travelers to exotic destinations. The surest —also the
5
quickest—way to awake the sense of wonder in ourselves is to look intently, undeterred, at a single object. Suddenly, miraculously, it will reveal itself as
something we have never seen before.”
“A tru
e reve
lation, it
seems t
o me, w
ill only
emerge from st
ubborn
concentration on a solitary problem. I am not in league with inventors or
adventurers, nor with travelers to exotic destinations. The surest —also the
quickest—way to awake the sense of wonder in ourselves is to look intently, undeterred, at a single object. Suddenly, miraculously, it will reveal itself as
something we have never seen before.”
— CESARE PAVESE,
DIALOGHI CON LEUCÓ, 1947
6
from stubborn concentration on a
adventurers, nor with travelers to
the sense of wonder in ourselves
miraculously, it will reveal itself
before.”
“A true revelation, it seems to me, will only emerge
solitary problem. I am not in league with inventors or
exotic destinations. The surest —also the quickest—way to awake
is to look intently, undeterred, at a single object. Suddenly,
as something we have never seen
EDIA
LOGH
I CON
LEUC
Ó, 19
47
6
“A true revelation, it seems to me, will only emerge from stubborn concentration
on a solitary problem. I am not in league with inventors of wonder in ourselves is to look intently, undeterred, at a single object.
Suddenly, miraculously, it will
or adventurers, nor with travelers to exotic destinations. The surest —also the quickest—way to awake the sense
reveal itself as something we have never seen before.”
“A true revelation, it seems to me, will only emerge from stubborn concentration
on a solitary problem. I am not in league with inventors of wonder in ourselves is to look intently, undeterred, at a single object.
Suddenly, miraculously, it will
or adventurers, nor with travelers to exotic destinations. The surest —also the quickest—way to awake the sense
reveal itself as something we have never seen before.”
7 EDIA
LOGH
I CON
LEUC
Ó, 19
47
— C e s a r e P a v e s e ,
D i a l o
g
h i co
n
L e u c ó ,
1 9 4 7
8
“A true revelation, it seems to me, will only emerge concentration on a solitary problem. I am not in LEAGUE with inventors or adventurers, nor with travelers to exotic destinations. The surest —also the quickest—
way to awake the
sense of wonder in
ourselves is to look intently,
undeterred, at a single
object. Suddenly, miraculously, it
will reveal itself as something
we have never seen
before.”
9
Typographic DichotomiesThe Apollonian & Dionysian
Design: Ed Ryan, Typography II, Graphic Design Program, Western Michigan University
Interior quote: Cesare Pavese, Dialoghi con Leucó, 1947