Books

Diary 16

Diary 16 is a new Swiss magazine. Like an in-
timate journal, it presents Swiss and inter-
national contributors in emerging artistic
scenes. Photographers, graphic designers, il-
lustrators who react to various themes pre-
sented by the magazine, which addresses dif-
ferent themes with each issue. Designed in
Lausanne by Xavier Michellod and Marc Mus-
sler of the graphic design studio 16 Pounds,
Diary 16 is a project that came out with its first
edition in January 2009 (i.e. “Blinded by the
Light”), followed by a second edition in Octo-
ber of the same year (“Sensitive Surface”).
“Sensitive Surface seeks to give free reign to
the expressions of individual sensations, and
the possible projections within the sensory
experiences and senses of others. In the end ,
we are reminded that the world is limited, be-
cause it is such that we manufacture with our
meandering thoughts.” – V.S. Morey
www.diary16.ch

Dictionary Story
Sam Winston

From order to chaos and back to order, Sam
Winston’s Dictionary Story graphically illus-
trates the balance between a world that’s safe
but boring and a high risk universe full of cre-
ative possibilities. Like people, the alphabeti-
cally constrained words yearn to release their
individual potential. They want to escape the
dictionary’s regimentation and come together
to tell a story. But when the words break free,
so do their letters. They scatter and tumble
across the page, reflecting meaning through
visual representation. For a time it’s wild and
exciting but when things look to be getting
out of hand the Alphabet arrives to remind ev-
eryone of their responsibilities. Order re-
turns… but the world and it’s words will never
be quite the same again.
Written and designed by Sam Winston. This is
the first trade edition printing of Dictionary
Story. Originally supported and published as a
limited edition artist book by Circle Press in
2005. Cover design by David Pearson. Text set
in Times Roman with offset lithographic
printing by David Holyday. Printed onto 170
gsm Neptune Unique White supplied by
Fenner Paper. Winston’s typographic stories
became widely collectable after he started
selling them through London’s Institute of
Contemporary Arts. His artists projects can
now be found in many special collections in
the UK and the US, including - MoMA New
York, the Tate Galleries London, and Victoria
and Albert Museum He has written for Base-
line magazine and worked on various commis-
sions, most recently the Comme des Garçons
Store in Hong Kong and The New York Times.
www.samwinston.com

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