A is for ART
Artists's Book & Digital Restoration, 1978 & December 2005

When I attended Pratt Institute (class of 1980) as a Illustration and Graphic
Design Major, this was a little book project we did in one of My design classes in 1978. The design assignment was an Artist’s Alphabet book. "A is for ART" was fun to do and well received.

In 2001, our home in Brooklyn, NY suffered a house fire that destroyed my studio and most of my portfolio, all my gear and slides. But a few things were salvaged from the ruins. I kept the plates, with the original cartoons and text sealed and preserved in plastic. The cartoons are appealing, with a certain charm and student vitality. As it turned out, I still liked them after 27 years.

In November and December of 2005, in-between paying studio projects, I took on the task of digitally restoring the book. I scanned and digitally restored the Illustrations. I also replaced the utterly horrid student calligraphy with typeset type and re-created the plates in inDesign.

Visit the Internet Version of A is for ART
31 plates, with additional commentary by the artist.

1978. Pen & Ink on Bristol Board
2005. Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, ImageReady, Dreamweaver