Book update 05 — 12/05/2025
Progress
Behind the scenes, a lot has happened over the past weeks. The design of the book's pages is nearly finished. I've selected and placed the illustrations and sketches I'll feature and I'm close to finalising the Introduction section. All that's left to do is a small photo shoot of some things from my archives, selecting one or two more articles for the Context section, and illustrating the articles.
After that I'll print a dummy and kick off the second round of iteration—crossing T's, dotting I's. (And then I'll cross those T's and dot those I's again and again because, surely, more things will arise.)
In parallel, and perhaps most importantly, I'm working on the design of the cover. I have a few ideas I'd like to discuss with the printer to learn more about the various possibilities and costs.
Book site
The book is now also available for pre-order in the shop, where you can pay for it in euros or dollars. If you prefer, BTC payments are still possible on Geyser.
Originally I only offered one pre-order option that included rewards, like a print and a sticker
pack. I've now named that
the Collectors Edition (the pre-order is over), and added a separate option to
order just the book
(without additional rewards) at a reduced price.
Once the book is out in the world, this site is where I'll have it up for sale. I'll make the articles and illustrations from the Context section available there too. They'll be published, in their entirety, under the Creative Commons Share-alike license.
Promo video
My friend Lilia shot and edited a short promotional video that provides a glimpse behind the scenes in my studio in Amsterdam, a peek at the book's production process, and a sneak preview of the first spreads. While the process was new to me, this video was a lot of fun to make and I'm proud of the result.
Pre-orders
The total number of pre-orders has grown to 76—12 of which came through the new website. I initially thought I'd be selling 50 pre-orders at most, so things are definitely exceeding my expectations.
Feel free to place your pre-order in the shop, or use the Geyser crowdfund campaign to secure your copy.
Up next
In my next blog I'll dive a little deeper into the technical side of the book. I'll take you through the different kinds of paper I'll use, the printing methods we'll employ, and how the book will be bound and finished.
