![]() ![]() ![]() I’m interested in the choice of listing the songs in alphabetical order, rather than chronologically. Some clients are hands-off, and others want to be involved in every detail. There’s so much psychology involved in dealing with different clients. Other designers make it a point of honor to present one thing, saying: ‘This is the solution.’ Some designers and firms tell me that it’s necessary to show the client a range of options because many people want their opinion known. You could think of this book as one man capturing another man’s vision. When I get feedback, I keep an open mind. There was a lot of collaboration and back-and-forth. I did many, many sample chapters various layouts. ![]() Did you present one mockup, or did the client have the choice of a number of potential treatments? Were you disappointed that photo selection wasn’t part of your job? Linda McCartney was a photographer, and she and Paul were always interested in the preservation of assets. The publisher had already made the selection, and everything came organized as good quality files. ![]() I’m imagining you sorting through cartons of photographs, having them scanned and restored, then making difficult choices. Did you and Stefanie work together on this project? Just two- my wife and partner Stefanie- and myself.Īmazing- not a word I use lightly. It’s good to hear that someone below the CEO/publisher level has the power to choose the design firm for a project of this magnitude. Anna Oler, the production manager at Liveright approached us, perhaps because we’d done Prince’s memoirs and a book on Frank Sinatra. The client was the Liveright imprint of W.W. How did you get this gig, and who was the client? Below, we discuss Paul’s involvement with the project, the book’s gorgeous bespoke typeface, and the importance of staying true to a legend’s vision. I invited Heasty to meet via Zoom, and found him to be sharp, quick, articulate, and modest. It started to feel like a very heavy rock I’d been sleeping under. The book’s designer David Heasty works with his wife and partner Stefanie Weigler, and they’ve won many important design awards. This Brooklyn studio has a long, enviable client list that includes museums, galleries, fashion brands, restaurants, artists, and musicians, magazines, and book publishers. None of the reviews I read mentioned the book design or the designer- typical- so I set about finding Triboro Design. Published November 2, 2021.” Where had I been? Sleeping under a rock? Well, I was out of the country, quarantining, and stuck in an Omicron-empty airport last November. I began reading reviews: “ #1 New York Times bestseller. On the copyright page, in very small type, I found: “This book is set in Rigby, a typeface created expressly for this book by Triboro Design.” Such as who, exactly, blew his mind out in a car?Īnd who, exactly, designed this masterpiece, I wondered. Real people inspired characters in many songs, but some questions seem purposely unanswered. Sometimes you get a look inside the people’s heads who were there, the inspirations, and antecedents, and sometimes mystery remains. But it’s another level of understanding to read the beautifully typeset lyrics, learn in the songwriter’s words how the song came to be, and take in spreads of photographs from that time and place. The dust jackets feature the handwritten lyrics of “Hey Jude,” “Yesterday,” “Maybe I’m Amazed,” and “Back in the USSR” dropped out in white from full-bleed portraits of Paul in various guises.ĭid I mention I’m a Beatles fan? One reason is that the words are clear- no mumbling, screaming, or being drowned out- and almost every song is a story I appreciate, no matter how many times I hear them. It also preserves Sir Paul’s handwriting, cross-outs, scribbles, and all. Well, it is an artifact, from the texture of the linen, the silky paper, the collection of photography that spans 65 years, the elegant layouts, and typography. I explored it like an archeologist coming across a trove of priceless artifacts. I was wowed to find Paul McCartney: THE LYRICS, a two-volume set in a green linen slipcase. I received a most unusual birthday present from a friend, heavy and rectangular and wrapped in Barnes & Noble paper, which I wasted no time ripping off. ![]()
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