John Cage Book Design

Book design inspired by John Cage’s 4’33 and the philosophy behind that.

I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.

—John Cage

I’m still confused about what I’m going to do for this project. There is no right or wrong answer, but I really need more guidelines. Well, obviously, there are no more guidelines. So how can I do it? What or where can I start? Cactus! That’s the first word that came up in my mind, so should I draw a cactus? Maybe I will start with that...... okay, I just need to try my best. I heard John Cage’s philosophy changed many people’s lives - will he change my life? I don’t know. I just want to start this project now. Just do it!

—Xinya Huang