By Felix Salut

The story of Shut Up I’m Counting! is set in a complex and erratic world. Tara and Ohio are trapped in a reality packed with symbols, systems and fragments. They don’t know how to escape from it. They are looking for the sign X to show them the EXIT. Guided by an Oracle that gives enigmatic directions, and distracted by a point that keeps devising new obstacles, they wind up in comical situations and embark on a turbulent adventure.

Shut Up I’m Counting! is a project that combines film, text and graphics. In the form of a film script with 32 scenes, Felix Salut plays with different ways of translating a film into a book. The script and stills are assembled from typographical symbols, transforming the fictional story on paper into a film which one would love to see in full length.

Awarded the Water Tiemann Prize for innovative book design and typography.

Designed by Felix Salut

Published by Spector Books, 2014

Softcover, 160 pages, color and b&w illustrations, 8.25 × 11.75 inches