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The Where, The Why, and The How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science Kindle Edition
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A science book like no other, The Where, the Why, and the How turns loose seventy-five of today’s hottest artists onto life’s vast questions, from how we got here to where we are going. Inside these pages some of the biggest (and smallest) mysteries of the natural world are explained in essays by real working scientists, which are then illustrated by artists given free rein to be as literal or as imaginative as they like. The result is a celebration of the wonder that inspires every new discovery. Featuring work by such contemporary luminaries as Lisa Congdon, Jen Corace, Neil Farber, Susie Ghahremani, Jeremyville, and many more, this is a work of scientific and artistic exploration to pique the interest of both the intellectually and imaginatively curious.
“A work of art . . . Pop-science buffs will find the subject matter intriguing, and those who admire graphic novels or comic art will find a plethora of eye candy.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“The artists created whimsical illustrations, and the scientists responded with thoughtful essays.” —Smithsonian.com
“Seventy-five contemporary artists such as Jacob Magraw, Jen Corace, and Patrick Kyle were commissioned to create the book’s original artwork, leading to a huge variety of visual styles throughout. Some illustrations are, like the front cover pictured above, akin to those of a beautified textbook, but the most are simply works of art; literal, metaphorical, or satiric imagery to accompany the text.” —The Verge
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherChronicle Books LLC
- Publication date14 September 2012
- File size13193 KB
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"Like a science book published by The New Yorker. Images range from 1980s textbooks homages to dinosaur watercolors to Escherian mind-benders to straight-up trippy, surrealist work that would be at home on an album cover." -- FastCoDesign
"Promises to pick you up at the front cover, delight and fascinate you in a flurry of eye poppers, and drop you off better informed 168 pages later." -- Discovermagazine.com
"The genius of the book is its brevity and wit, and the room it leaves for imagination." - TheAtlantic.com
"If you're looking for fun facts illustrated by some amusing imagery, it does the job well." - Steven Heller, The New York Times
"As a lover of the intersection of art and science, I find myself more excited about The Where, the Why, and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science than I've been about a book in ages. In this gem, as intellectually stimulating as it is visually stunning, creative trifecta Julia Rothman, Jenny Volvovski and Matt Lamothe invite some of today's most celebrated artists to create scientific illustrations and charts to accompany short essays about the most fascinating unanswered questions on the minds of contemporary scientists." -- Brain Pickings
"A party for your left brain and your right brain." -- Boing Boing
"The result is scientific, yet with tongue planted firmly in cheek. Why do we blush? includes a discussion of blood vessels and the sympathetic nervous system, along with a drawing of a naked man with his internal organs exposed (you'd blush too)."- - Studio 360 Blog --This text refers to the hardcover edition.
About the Author
Jenny Volvovski, Julia Rothman, and Matt Lamothe are partners in ALSO, a design firm based in Chicago and New York that has won numerous awards. Julia is author of the popular blog Book By Its Cover.
Jenny Volvovski, Julia Rothman, and Matt Lamothe are partners in ALSO, a design firm based in Chicago and New York that has won numerous awards. Julia is author of the popular blog Book By Its Cover.
David Macaulay is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books have been translated into dozens of languages. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.
Product details
- ASIN : B009F3GAC0
- Publisher : Chronicle Books LLC; 1st edition (14 September 2012)
- Language : English
- File size : 13193 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 228 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #831,734 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #762 in Encyclopaedias & Reference Works (Kindle Store)
- #2,059 in Design & Fashion (Kindle Store)
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About the authors
Julia Rothman is an illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York. She has an illustrated column in the New York Times called Scratch, that focuses on small businesses. Her illustrations have appeared on a variety of things: wallpaper, stationery, subway posters, billboards, fabric and dishes. She has authored twelve books and counting. Her books have been praised by the Wall Street journal, New York Times, the Atlantic, PBS News Hour, the Boston Globe and others.
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Matt Lamothe is an illustrator and animator. He is part of ALSO, a small design company he started with friends from the Rhode Island School of Design. When he's not on the computer, he finds comfort in pastries, coffee, and basic carpentry. He lives and works in Washington.
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They both really liked it.
I liked how it was different people writing on subjects they knew and different artists and graphic designers illustrated the ideas.




I am a scientist and I love how it can merge with beautiful art.
It was for my personal collection but it'd also be a great gift for a teenage with enthusiasm in science I think.
Highly recommend it!
Dee