On the ground among the animals

Book coverOn the ground among the animals
Book coverOn the ground among the animals
Book coverOn the ground among the animals
Book coverOn the ground among the animals

This book invites a slower, more deliberate kind of engagement. Not just to be looked at, but to really be read. The layout encourages this: images and text flow side by side in a rhythm that feels spacious and calm. The design offers room to think, to look twice, to pause.

 

The blue printed cover stands out subtly, riding the wave of a broader design trend without leaning too hard into it. It’s used sparingly, purposefully. The same tone returns in the index at the back, a thoughtful echo that ties the whole together. Font choices are elegant and restrained, creating a clear hierarchy that allows both imagery and text to breathe.

 

Photographs range from sweeping landscapes to tightly framed views of infrastructure and animals caught in the gaze of surveillance. These images are allowed space; nothing crowds them. The design doesn’t push, but guides — supporting the project’s deeper questions about control, connection, and the uneasy balance between human systems and natural movement.

 

It’s a book that feels quiet, but speaks volumes.

Edition: 2024
Date of publication: September 2024
Author: Taco Hidde Bakker, James Bridle, Daniele De Luigi, Gian Piero Frassinelli, Serenella Iovino, Hélène Soubelet, Vitaliano Trevisan
Language: English, Italian
Translator: Sabrina Fountain, Marilena Lucchini
Illustrator: Infographics: 2050+ (Milan (IT))
Photographer: Marina Caneve
Artist: Marina Caneve
Publisher: Fw:Books, Amsterdam
Graphic designer: Hans Gremmen (Amsterdam)
Lithographer: Wilco Art Books (Mariska Bijl), Amersfoort
Printer: Wilco Art Books, Amersfoort
Binder: Wilco Art Books, Amersfoort
Size book block (w x h x d in mm): 170 x 240 x 23
Number of pages: 288
Print run: 800
Price: € 40
ISBN: 9789083451039
Font and foundry: SF Pro (Apple Fonts)
Binding style: Swiss-style cut-flush binding: sewn softcover, transparently glued-off spine, hot melt gluing; spine glued with linen headcap (Natuurlinnen 1120, Van Heek Textiles); front cover with flap
Paper for interior (grammage): 135gsm GardaPat 13 Kiara, 115gsm Sirio Ultra Black, 100gsm Cyclus Offset, Lecta, Fedrigoni, Antalis
Material cover (grammage): 300gsm Starline Whiteback, Igepa
Special features: Cover on both sides printed in black and Pantone 072 (blue); interior partly printed in CMYK, partly printed in Pantone 072 (blue) and partly in opaque white