By Luca Barcellona

Do the Write Thing, the second monograph from designer and calligrapher Luca Barcellona, represents the travelogue of a multifaceted artist who has been moving in the world of letters for nearly two decades. Ten years after the bestseller Take Your Pleasure Seriously, Barcellona gives new suggestions through a large selection of new works—commissioned as well as personal projects—with which he recounts the maturation of his own taste and creative approach.

The works included range from more traditional calligraphic works to large-scale installations, through graphic design, illustration, engraving, and typography, and on to recent experiments with lettering through VR. Hundreds of calligraphic artwork and lettering for packaging, record covers, labels, murals and logos, are showcased, as well as live performances with musicians and athletes. The book traces Barcellona’s journey through images and stories that trace his experience of the lettering world; the result is a true school of life, starting from aesthetics to the spiritual path, or "the way of writing."

This is a more introspective book than its predecessor, reflecting at bottom the practice no longer of a calligrapher but of an artist using calligraphy. In addition to an authoritative and knowledgeable opinion on the state of the art of this discipline, corroborated by contributions from practitioners and colleagues of Barcellona, the book provides a rich visual experience, aimed at calligraphers and calligraphy enthusiasts, designers, communication professionals, teachers and students.

With contributions from Maria Eugenia Roballos, Francesca Biasetton, Christopher Haanes, Carl Rohrs, Ewan Clayton, Thomas Ingmire, and Brody Neuenschwander

Text and calligraphy by Luca Barcellona

Designed by Bunker

Published by Lazy Dog Press, 2024
Bilingual, in Italian and English

Hardcover with colored edges, 344 pages, 500+ color images, 

ISBN: 978-8-89-803025-5