Welcome back to Design Brief. Today we’re looking at Dylan Da Silva’s Byble project, a hypermodern redesign of the world’s most printed book. Tired of tissue-thin pages and tiny type, Da Silva set out to create what he calls, “craftsmanship beyond words.” He broke the 783,000-word Bible into individual volumes, starting with Genesis and now Matthew, giving each book room to breathe with pull quotes, translucent overlays, and bold all-caps “yield” moments. Inspired by the Gutenberg Bible’s columns and margins, the typographic design focuses purely on text, no illustrations or photos. At 13 by 10 inches, with 220-gsm pages, silkscreened fabric covers, and painted edges, each volume weighs in at 11½ pounds and starts at $149. “We obsess over every detail, every page, every layout,” Da Silva says, acknowledging some will balk at the price. His real goal? To draw in younger readers who might think the Bible is boring. “We’re trying to open up a door for them.” That’s all for Design Brief—see you next week.
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