Rhythm Science
book
concept, book design, illustration, production
The Mediawork pamphlet series features commissioned writings that cover the intersections of art, design, technology and market culture. The series includes Rhythm Science by Paul D. Miller, aka ‘DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid’. A self-proclaimed DJ, Spooky grabs everyday images, sounds, technologies, mixes them and makes them his own.
design Graphic design meets the art of the DJ here. Rhythm Science translates thoughts, rhythms and images into our medium. We worked with the ideas and music that Paul gave us and created something as much “us” as him. Rhythm Science can be read chapter-by-chapter, digested through text-bites, or scanned via images.
client Peter Lunenfeld is a critic and leading figure in digital aesthetic theory. He is a Professor and Vice Chair of the Design|Media Arts Department at UCLA. His most famous book, Snap to Grid, incorporates traditional and continental theories of art to account for digital media.
collaborators
MIT Press (A Mediawork Pamphlet), publisher
Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid), text
Peter Lunenfeld, editorial director
award
AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers
articles and links
Rhythm Science, store
“Dj Spooky and COMA, together sampling provocative thoughts and creative graphic design, have made Rhythm Science a fascinating addition to today’s book culture.”
— Bernard Tschumi, architect and author of the Event Cities series
