Word Designs

| By Scott McClellan | Found in Design | 10 Comments

Designer Jim LePage is in the middle of a really interesting project called “Word Designs.” Basically, he’s reading through the Bible and creating poster-style for each book. That’s his image for Job above, and you can see his take on 1 Samuel below. I think it’s quality stuff!

I like the way Jim is using this project to deepen his spiritual journey, and I wondered if it might inspire some of us to do something similar. If you’re not a designer, perhaps you could write essays or make short films. Maybe prepare some haikus … you know, whatever.

I also thought Jim’s work might inspire you the next time you have a teaching series to promote at your church, so take a look at the project here.

Keep up the good work, Jim!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/bensimpson Ben Simpson

    These are fantastic.

  • http://topsy.com/www.collidemagazine.com/blog/index.php/2027/word-designs?utm_source=pingback&utm_campaign=L2 Tweets that mention Collide Magazine | Blog – Word Designs — Topsy.com

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  • kisstheson

    supercool! great idea.

  • Mark Lehman

    Amazing. Awesome.

    Wish there was a place to leave a comment on his site.

  • http://www.jimlepage.com Jim LePage

    Thanks for posting about my project, Scott! And thanks for the kind words, Ben, kisstheson and Mark. The project has been tons of fun so far and really has helped me see the Bible in a whole new light.

    Mark: I'm afraid that page on my site may be a little confusing. If you click on any of the images it will take you to the post for that design which includes some of my thoughts and an opportunity to leave comments.

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipcdavis/ Philip

    Jim,
    your work has been really encouraging, and really improving. Thanks for being an inspiration. Keep loving God, and keep using your talents to bring His name the glory it deserves.

  • http://jimlepage.com/featured/word-song-of-solomon/ Word: Song of Solomon | Jim LePage

    [...] I get all Word on you, I just want to say thanks to Collide Magazine. On Wednesday, they did a blog post about my Word project. Collide puts out some really great content about church design/communications on their web site [...]

  • Mary

    This is awesome!

  • http://jimlepage.com/word-designs/order-word-prints/ Jim LePage

    Just wanted to let everyone know that you can now order prints of the Job and Esther designs. Find out more on my site:
    http://jimlepage.com/word-designs/order-word-prin…

  • http://www.jimlepage.com Jim LePage

    So I jumped the gun on releasing prints, but Exodus, 1 Samuel, Esther, Job and Daniel ARE available now.
    http://jimlepage.com/word-designs/order-word-prin…