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Synopsis
Reprinted facsimile edition of the masterpiece in modern typography
For the Voice is generally acknowledged to be Lissitzky's masterpiece of modern typography which was originally published in Berlin in 1923. As Lissitzky explained, "I have tried to create an equivalent unity using the poem and the typography," this is the great historical masterpiece of poem and typography combination. The book is a magnificent example of collaboration between poet and artist. Lisitskii provided visual interpretation of Mayakovsky's poems and each of them is accompanied by a dynamic visual composition with symbolic meaning. Printed letters in red, black and white tones become pictorial signs, contributing to each poem's identity. It is the reprinted facsimile edition of the monument in modern typology.