Art'bracadabra

Post Wave is a high-quality independent publishing house whose books are happily now available in Australia. Many of their acquisitions are books that have been translated into English for the first time. A striking example is Art’bracadabra, which is the work of Paris-based graphic designer Raphaël Garnier.

Garnier has created a stylish interactive book to explain the fundamentals of visual art. There are various tactile elements including flaps, tabs, cut-outs and pop-ups. Wonderful contrasts of textures, shapes, colours and patterns invite readers to engage with concepts like contrast, scale, perspective and composition.

Art’bracadabra is suitable to share with kids aged 6+, but it will also make an excellent high school classroom tool and I’m sure it will find plenty of creative-minded adult fans too. It’s never easy to decide on the best section of the shop to shelve unique books like this, but it sits nicely alongside the work of Hervé Tullet. I’m looking forward to seeing more from this exciting publisher!