For the latest episode of BOOKNESS, the Bodleian team speaks to graphic designer, book artist and paper engineer Kevin Steele about his work The Movable Book of Letterforms, which is currently on display in the Bodleian’s Alphabets Alive! exhibition.
You can find the episode wherever you get your podcasts (University Podcast website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts).
I’m always fascinated by the performance of movable books, especially when that actual movement is communicating something, so it’s not just about the final display when everything is open, but it has something to do with the movement
As somebody that likes things precise… it is sometimes hard to see things change over time… but I guess that is just inevitable that things change like that beyond your control… And it would make me very happy if looking in the future I saw the book was very well used and worn and read
Watch The Movable Book of Letterforms in action below:
Useful links and glossary checks in this episode:
- Listen to the episode on the the University Podcast website, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts
- Find out more about Kevin’s work here
- Visit the Alphabet’s Alive exhibition at the Bodleian’s Weston Library in Oxford until 21st January 2024, and see Kevin’s work in the Proscholium display case in the Old Library