cosmocopia: Paul difilippo + Jim Woodring

2009

A transdimensional book + art project in collaboration between author Paul DiFilippo and artist Jim Woodring.

Published in 2008 by Jacob McMurray's small defunct art press Payseur & Schmidt, Cosmocopia was conceived as a collaboration between author DiFilippo and illustrator Jim Woodring. McMurray acted as the overall curator and designer for each component of the project (book, puzzle, print, packaging), integrating DiFilippo’s short novel and Woodring’s artwork into a unified book-as-art object that balances the pulp, surrealist art and novel with a restrained and bold modern layout and design.

Selected Press:
“Is it a Book, Puzzle, or Both?” - LA Times

Scope: book design and packaging