This project began as early as in 2008, with the intention to become a monograph about the Norwegien artist Bård Breivik’s life and artistry. More than 40,000 pictures and some 40+ text contributions were already collected when I became involved towards the end of 2013. Together with Rita Leppiniemi, Guri Dahl and Bård, I founded the premises for presenting the material. The process that followed, a mix between design, text and image editing, led to the content being collected in one large chronological book and a smaller book focusing on the project “Score for a Longer Conversation”. Mathematics and the duodecimal system had always played a major role in Bård’s artistry. I used this as the basis for the book’s format, which has a ratio of 3:4. The book’s grid system and system for selecting point sizes were also defined accordingly. Texts were divided into 3 categories, where dialogue, academic articles and texts written by colleagues/friends all have different designs within the same system.

• Year: 2016
• Client: Bård Breivik
• Publishers: Fagbokforlaget & Arnoldsche Art Publishers
• Editors: Rita Leppiniemi & Jorunn Veiteberg
• Print: Göteborgstryckeriet, Sweden
• Repro: Guri Dahl
• Photo Editor: Guri Dahl
• Format: 190 x 253 mm
• Paper: 90 gsm Munken Pure, 100 gsm Arctic Silk+
• Binding: Hardcover bound with Peyer Comtesse and Softcover bound with 280 gsm Efalin Feinleinen
• Colors: 4+4 UV Offset
• Principal type: Tiempos Text, Tiempos Headline, Larish Neue, Pitch and Neutral
• Pages: 960 + 336
• Language: Two editions, Norwegian and English
• Awards: Norwegian Book of the Year, ÅVB 2017