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XX is a 2020 science fiction novel by writer Rian Hughes. Design and publication. Hughes created a new typeface for the novel. Adapting the novel for e-readers was difficult, and Hughes considers the printed book to be the way the novel "should be read".
Nov 10, 2020 · Hardcover – Picture Book, November 10, 2020. by Rian Hughes (Author) 4.4 385 ratings. See all formats and editions. A “massive work of dizzying originality” (Boston Globe), XX is an inventive and boldly designed science-fiction epic by acclaimed graphic designer Rian Hughes.
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Jan 15, 2021 · Burrowing deep into the basic language of graphic design and how it can be employed to manipulate ideas and communicate, Hughes' "XX" is a stunning piece of serious science fiction that...
Aug 13, 2020 · Science fiction books. Add to myFT. XX — a ‘novel, graphic’ with big ideas, extra bold. Rian Hughes’s book delights in exploring design’s potential to amplify meaning. Neville Hawcock. August...
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Dec 28, 2022 · XX. Rian Hughes. See our review for fuller assessment. "A novel about first contact is nothing new, of course, but Hughes, best known as a graphic designer, typographer, and illustrator, has reinvented this classic science fiction trope in a massive work of dizzying originality. (...)
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Dec 10, 2020 · BOOK REVIEW. Rian Hughes’s illustrated novel ‘XX’ reinvents a classic science fiction trope in a massive work of dizzying originality. By Buzz Poole Globe Correspondent, Updated December 10,...
Oct 26, 2020 · Rian Hughes Debut Novel 'XX' Home. Movies. Movie News. Why ‘XX’ Is Unlike Any Other Sci-Fi Story. The debut novel from the graphic designer and illustrator merges form and function in...