“The man who acquires an encyclopedia does not thereby acquire every line, every paragraph, every page, and every illustration; he acquires the possibility of becoming familiar with one and another of those things.” MenDoeLinesPossibilityHe ManBecomingPagesFamiliarAcquireParagraphIllustrationEncyclopedia Author:Jorge Luis Borges
“Quality. That's the first word, the one word that comes to mind when I think of the books published by Abrams. In a world where so many companies are willing to cut corners, to do things the easy way in order to enhance the bottom line, it's gratifying to know that there's one company that obviously takes such pride in its finished product, one company that can always be counted on to design and produce a book that is, itself, as much a work of art as the illustrations on its pages.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWayMindFirstsArtBookOrderEasyLinesQualityCompanyCuttingDesignProduceWillingProductsPridePagesBottomCornersFinishedWorks Of ArtBottom LineOne WordIllustrationEasy WayAbram Author:Stan Lee
“When I was little, I loved books that gave me lots of detail so that I felt like I could be transported to this other place, or, in the case of an illustration, I felt like I could walk into the page.” LittlesBookFeltWalksCasesPagesDetailsIllustration Author:Jan Brett
“Artist Allen Crawford brings Whitman's undying text to new life in gorgeous hand-lettering and illustrations, transforming the 60-page poem originally published in 1855 as the centerpiece of Leaves of Grass into a breathtaking 256-page piece of art.” ArtHandsArtistPiecesPagesGrassNew LifeGorgeousTransformingIllustrationLeaves Of GrassBreathtakingCenterpieces Author:Maria Popova
“The main difference between illustration and comics is that comics are much, much more work. Every comics page is the equivalent of six to nine illustrations.” DifferencesSixPagesNineIllustration Author:Molly Crabapple