On October 30th, I received an unexpected Fedex package. It was quite heavy.
When I started to open it, each step became more and more mysterious. The black wraparound, the golden box and when I opened the box, I found a heavy piece of marble nestled in silk cushioning, on top of which was a note on how to maintain it and a cleaning cloth. It turned out to be the PRINT Award for my book design of Milton Glaser: POP. In my long career, I've never received such a physically substantial award before.
The award weighs 6.8 pounds (2.9 kg) and measures 5 x 7.2 x 2 inches (13 x 18 x 5 cm).
Since I received it the day before Halloween and it was black, my first thought was that I could use it as a tombstone. But I am a positive guy and I thought, if I get a few more, maybe they could be the foundation of the Mirkokhamun pyramid or my new house.
Thank you PRINT Magazine for opening up the possibility of my future endeavours.
You can see the award-winning Milton Glaser: POP book design here.
