Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form.
—Jean Luc Godard
About Stories of Glass
We often say a picture is a thousand words, but much more powerful are the words telling the story. When using pictures or words to share a story it is effective, charming, and has power. What happens when you put them together?
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The intent of this project was to explore the earliest forms of telling a story. Before we started reading and writing, we drew pictures. Stained glass windows were a form of story telling. This accordion book combines stained glass windows and typography to comment on the power of a story.
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However, it was found in the course of this project, the key to understanding a story is by reading the whole thing
The cover of the book is designed as a close-up view of a stained-glass window. It invites the audience to look closer and see what is inside.
You may be surprised to know this photo is not upside down. Because of its unique folding method some of the pages are upside down until it is unfolded.
The front and back covers match up to reference the way stories are told through series of stained-glass windows.
