Word as Image [Paperback]

Ji Lee (Author)

Book Description

Release date: October 4, 2011

Challenge: Create an image out of a word, using only the letters in the word itself.
Rule: Use only the graphic elements of the letters without adding outside elements.

Word as Image invites you to see letters beyond their utilitarian dullness. It's about discovering the magic behind the unique shapes and infinite possibilities of letters and words. This book showcases nearly 100 of Ji Lee's head-scratching word images, along with tips to help you create your own and share them at www.wordasimage.com.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Ji Lee is a designer and frequent contributor to the New York Times whose work has been featured on ABC World News and in Newsweek, Wired, the Guardian, the Huffington Post, and Boing Boing, among others. A former creative director at Google, he is now a creative director at Facebook.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade; 1 edition (October 4, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399536957
• ISBN-13: 978-0399536953
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 5.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #726,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic but Kindle Defectve October 15, 2011

By Codedancer

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is a very clever and thought provoking book. The author has a wonderful imagination when considering words as images. Unfortunately, there are a number of problems with rendering on the Kindle. Words like exit, robbery, stock market, equador, and others are not rendered correctly. This is a big disappointment which hopefully will be fixed as these should simply be images.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars the kindle version is defective October 11, 2011

By alice

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Some words do not show on either my ipad or kindle. E.g. p145, quit, X-ray do not show. This is such a great book - this is a big disappointment - now do I buy the physical book?

5.0 out of 5 stars What fun! How clever! April 24, 2013

By Marcianne Waters

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Okay, so here's another book that I bought with the intention of giving it as a gift. I was going to give it to my daughter, Caroline, who loves words as much as I do. She's a reader and a writer.
I got such a kick out of this book and had so much fun with it that I'm not sure I can part with it. I might just keep it at my house and entice my daughter back home for a visit - or 30 - to read this book.
I love this book. It's great fun and I admire the creative effort. It's an example of thinking way outside the box. I'm a big fan of all things outside that damned box.
Thanks, Ji Lee.
Marcianne Waters