Beschreibung
The editor Jean-Bénoît Levy is obsessed with hands. Not only has he collected, over the years, hundreds of examples backing up his notion of a worldwide system of hand-signs, as a designer and typographer he has also created his own hand alphabet called 'H-and-S'. The panoply of hands presented in this publication includes charming curiosities and lay-persons' creations as well as concepts by professional communicators - confirming that hand signs constitute a global, inter-cultural metalanguage. As a handbook - or 'manual' - this publication advances our vision and invites us to observe our own surroundings with a new curiosity and sense of awareness.
Autorenportrait
Jean-Bénoît Levy, born 1959 in Pully, Switzerland, studied with Armin Hofmann at the Schule für Gestaltung in Basel. Founded Trafic Grafic in Basel in 1989; currently lives in San Francisco und Basel. Numerous awards for his poster designs. Member of Alliance Graphic Internationale (AGI).
