This modern pocket edition of The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius combines theme-oriented organization, careful abridgment and beautiful illustration to create a refreshing and illuminating introduction to the wisdom of Stoicism.
PROJECT
Women Writers
From Sappho’s ancient call-to-action, "become a voice," to Virginia Woolf’s call for intellectual freedom in A Room of One's Own, these foundational writers had a remarkable impact on future generations.
PROJECT
Most Absurd!
Shakespeare's silliest lines, seriously considered.The Bard wrote many a sublime line, but our focus for the Most Absurd project is on the ludicrous stage directions, cheeky insults, and laugh-out-loud observations that highlight Shakespeare's lighter side.
If you like optical illusions, visual puns, inside jokes, random bears, cats in too-small boxes, rogue pirates, and Scotland represented as an egg yolk, this is for you.
OBVIOUS STATE BOOKS
Illustrated Classics
Obvious State Illustrated Classicsis an evolving series of visually reimagined beloved works. The pocket-sized editions feature the selected works of celebrated authors such as T. S. Eliot, Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, Sara Teasdale, Henry David Thoreau, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, John Keats and Pablo Neruda. Each edition is illustrated by Obvious State Co-founder, Evan Robertson.
CLIENT WORK
Publishing Collaborations
From custom book covers to postcard sets, game packaging to custom prints, here's a brief overview of some of our projects with publishing clients.
OBVIOUS STATE BOOKS
The Paris Journal
This exhilarating visual diary of a day in the City of Light combines 17 laugh-out-loud journal entries with over 140 sumptuous photos that bring the city, its people, (and apparently its former kings) to life. Written by Evan Robertson, photographs by Nichole Robertson.
CHRONICLE BOOKS
Literary Paris
Obvious State Cofounder, Nichole Robertson collaborated with Chronicle Books to release Literary Paris, A Photographic Tour.
The book includes original photos by Nichole and is paired with literary quotes on books and Paris from some of classic literature's most notable authors.
CHRONICLE BOOKS
Paris in Color
Obvious State Cofounder, Nichole Robertson collaborated with Chronicle Books to publish "Paris in Color" - a now bestselling book and collection of photographs she shot for the Paris Color Project.
Shot from 2009 - 2012 while living in and traveling to Paris, the project celebrates the intimate details that are often overshadowed by iconic landmarks.
CHRONICLE BOOKS
New York in Color
Obvious State Cofounder Nichole Robertson collaborated with Chronicle Books to publish New York in Color - a photographic portrait of the City that Never Sleeps."
"This photographic portrait of New York captures the city as never before, in a vibrant visual tour, color by color. From Staten Island Ferry orange to taxicab yellow, photographer and writer Nichole Robertson brings New York's quintessential shades into focus, seeking out the city's hiding-in-plain-sight treasures: bananas sold streetside for a dollar, bright red "no parking" signs, stacks of delicious golden brown pretzels, gleaming Art Deco gold archways. Arranged by color, these striking views portray the spirit of the city across every borough. A unique love letter to the iconic metropolis, this celebration of the city will charm locals as well as everyone who loves—or dreams of—visiting the Big Apple."
- Chronicle Books