{"product_id":"disorder-by-chris-ashworth-9780500029060","title":"Disorder","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book dedicated to the career of graphic designer Chris Ashworth, charting his 'Swiss Grit' approach from his time at \u003ci\u003eRay Gun\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in the 1990s to his experimental type projects of the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChris Ashworth fuses a career as a creative director driving strategic brand work for global brands with three decades of passion for experimental graphic design and typography. \u003ci\u003eDisorder\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book dedicated to the product of this rule-breaking output and his inimitable 'Swiss Grit' approach, which sees modernist type principles combine with a soulful street aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom work made for the influential \u003ci\u003eRay Gun\u003c\/i\u003e music magazine in the 1990s, through to his more recent hands-on, type-based projects for clients such as Nike and New Order, \u003ci\u003eDisorder\u003c\/i\u003e is concerned with the human craft of creativity - the details, imperfections and serendipitous moments. \u003ci\u003eDisorder\u003c\/i\u003e is an AI-free zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCovering work made from 1997 to 2024, the book features 488 pages of published and unpublished work from \u003ci\u003eRay Gun\u003c\/i\u003e (issues 44-58), alongside marked-up chromalins, diary entries and discarded early layouts. \u003ci\u003eDisorder\u003c\/i\u003e charts the development of Ashworth's career from an independent designer to becoming creative director at Microsoft in Seattle, and brings together a selection of his 'found-type' photography and music-inspired artworks. Ashworth sees his work—craft-based, handmade—as a counterpoint to our screen dependent digital culture, and the manifestation of an alternative view, arguing that creative development away from the computer offers unique and precious merits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362555805932,"sku":"9780500029060","price":130.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3c9522fc01e962d8411a13464ac539aa.jpg?v=1772932954","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/disorder-by-chris-ashworth-9780500029060","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}