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ABC the alphabet from the sky

Discover the alphabet from a bird's-eye view! Geographer and designer duo Benedikt Gross and Joey Lee have taken the alphabet to new heights-literally! Using satellite imagery and computer technology, the pair has discovered "accidental letters" all over the world: in roads, rivers, b...

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Main Authors: Gross, Benedikt, 1980- (Author), Lee, Joey (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Price Stern Sloan, [2016]
Subjects:
Alphabet > Juvenile nonfiction.
Aerial photography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Landscapes > Juvenile nonfiction.
Summary: Discover the alphabet from a bird's-eye view! Geographer and designer duo Benedikt Gross and Joey Lee have taken the alphabet to new heights-literally! Using satellite imagery and computer technology, the pair has discovered "accidental letters" all over the world: in roads, rivers, buildings, lakes, and more. Take a journey around the Earth in 26 letters with this special book.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Audience: 7 years and up.
ISBN: 1101995815
9781101995815
Author Notes: Benedikt Gro is a speculative and computational designer. He has a MA in Design Interactions from the Royal College of Art, is co-author of one of the top-selling books on computation design, Generative Design , and has exhibited and published his work widely. Benedikt balances his time working on commercial- and self-initiated research projects, teaching as a professor of interaction design, and raising a family.

Joey Lee is an experimental geographer and media artist from San Francisco working with maps and data. He has a BA from the University of California-Los Angeles, a MSc from the University of British Columbia, and has worked as a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Joey spends his time "learning through making" in his practice as a researcher, educator, and technologist.

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