War of Words and Words of War

A series of four cloth-bound books, predicated on four types of news media discourse, News headlines from the invasion of Iraq in 2003 were appropriated, transformed and re-presented typographically to invite personal re-interpretations of the language of spin and hype prevalent during these events. Size 175mm x 195 mm.

Words of Mass Distraction

Two-volume set under author’s own imprint: ‘Words of Mass Distraction’ designed and printed as a commercially available version of two of the limited edition, case-bound originals. Size 130 x 150mm

Metaphor and Meaning

This 'text-work' focuses on headlines, which use metaphorical techniques including word-play and meaning. 14 plates are inter-leaved with GF Smith's Transmarque 'shimmer', 130gsm.

Emotive (Loaded) Language

Text-work, which features the frequent use emotive words and phrasing, calculated to draw the attention and to dramatise events.  17 plates interleaved with GF Smith’s Transmarque ‘white cloud’ 130gsm.

Inter-textuality (Headline References from Popular Culture)

Headline references from popular culture are here re-organised with notes on sources and printed both sides of a concertina structure, which in its self is folded within a hard-back casing to match the set.

Phonology (Rhyme, Rhythm and Alliteration)

Headlines which employ the technique of alliteration, rhyme and rhythm to engage the interest of the reader are here appropriated and subjected to a ‘nursery’ colour palette.  The ensemble is displayed in a folding map-like structure within the matching hard-back casing.

Smoking Guns and Desert Rats

This is a re-titled and re-formatted version of “Metaphor and Meaning” using the same plates but with a reduced explanatory narrative. This book contain an introduction within the gate-folded front cover.

Into the Red Zone

This is a similar transformation of the original “Loaded Language” case-bound version. This book contain an introduction within the gate-folded front cover.