This project was created after a conversation about how personal a letter can be, in an age of junk mail and automated responses. This is similar to my own project as it is looking at the personalisation of writing and communication. The letters in the book provide interesting content on their own, from designers and creatives.
The book is clearly successful as there are now editions of the original book as well as the response for the wealth of content and people wanting to get involved. This makes me more confident about my own publication, as personal things like this seem to connect with the reader.
'The new edition documents the project’s correspondence chronologically presenting each letter on its own dedicated page or pages. “Section-sewn into signatures and bound with an eight page double gatefold cover, this new book presents letter after letter, message after message,” says Oldham. “It’s the most complete resume of the HWLP to date,” he adds.'
Dedicating each handwriting to its own page or double page is something that I want to do within my publication as in Oldham's book the layout is clear and the personal touch comes through. Section-sewn binding is something I am also considering because of the direct link with the content.
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- https://www.creativereview.co.uk/hand-written-letter-project-a-new-edition/
- http://www.handwrittenletterproject.com/about/
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