Against Design

Against Design: an Interview with Peter Rutledge Koch by Monique Comacchio and Camden Richards, which contains an introduction by Russell Maret. Against Design: an interview by Monique Comacchio and Camden Richards is an interview conducted by professional graphic designers and educators Monique Comacchio and Camden Richards questioning Koch about his printing practice and thoughts on typography and design. The result is an exploration of ideas related to material literacy and the art of printing as a philosophical practice. This volume focuses on the typographic design and letterpress printing that issued from the Koch studios over a forty-two year span. Generously illustrated with numerous examples of Kochs bibliophilic, typographic, and cowboy surrealist ephemera.

In addition to collaborating on the writing and editing of this volume, I collaborated on the design and production. This book is the third volume of the Peter Koch Printer: A Descriptive Bibliography [1974-2016] suite published by Editions Koch & Standford University LIbraries, 2017. Copies can be purchased here. 

496 pp., 9 x 12" 
Edition: 350 copies