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Communication Design
Dia Exemplares [Specimen Days] by Walt Whitman
Dia Exemplares [Specimen Days] by Walt Whitman
Category—Books
2020 Winner
Communication Design
Dia Exemplares [Specimen Days] by Walt Whitman
Designer(s)
Thiago Lacaz, Rio de Janeiro
Client
Carambaia
Additional Credits
ASSISTANT DESIGNER:
Leonardo de Vasconcelos
GRAPHIC PRODUCTION:
Lilia Góes
PRINCIPAL TYPE:
GT America Condensed
Whitman
DIMENSIONS:
5.3 x 7.9 in.
(13.5 x 20 cm)
CONCEPT:
Structured from personal notes and memories of a lifetime, Specimen Days is a collection of descriptions, excerpts of prose poetry, lists, short essays, some consideration of politics, portraits of illustrious characters and ordinary people, letters, and quotes. The book design was inspired by Whitman’s habit of storing dry tree leaves in his notebooks. The cover and inner pages are illustrated with leaf silhouettes. Each of the 1,000 copies of the edition has a different leaf on the cover, resulting in a print run of 1,000 unique covers.