The Nest — Scott Massey

How does an idea become a distinctive visual language? Scott Massey documents the development of 200 poster compositions. The book combines collages, conversations and design stages with offset printing in fluorescent and metallic spot colours.

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Scott Massey · Slanted Publishers · 2022

Open spread of The Nest with vibrant poster compositions and collages — Double-page spread · Collages and poster variations

A book about how design takes shape.

The starting point is a poster commission for the exhibition “Inside Out & Upside Down: Posters from CalArts 1970–2019”. Scott Massey combines archive material, layers images and develops new compositions from them. The book follows this work step by step, alongside conversations and essays. A hardcover and thread sewing bring the richly layered image and text sequences together.

Pages: 272
Format: 21.6 × 27.8 cm
Published: September 2022
Language: English

European Design Awards: Gold · ADC Germany: Bronze · Publisher’s details (opens in a new tab)

The Nest by Scott Massey with a natural-coloured cover and black title typography

Black-and-white collages and experimental shapes on a spread of The Nest

Scott Massey’s colourful poster variations in The Nest

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