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New crowdfunding publisher Volume launches with a brand new book by Anthony Burrill

Volume is a new crowdfunding platform designed to offer an alternative publishing model for creating, financing, producing and selling high-quality illustrated and printed books. And it launches today with Look & See, a new publication by graphic artist Anthony Burrill, featuring Bodoniana binding and a cover silkscreened in three colours.

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Look & See book by Anthony Burrill with yellow spine and three-colour silkscreened cover on bright blue background

Through Volume, Burrill will offer much more than just high-quality books to his project backers, including a specially designed print, a signed edition, a numbered limited edition in a clamshell box, and even the chance to spend a day with Burrill at his studio.

Future projects include collaborations with John Maeda and Takenobu Igarashi, a reissue of a bible of Brutalism, a collection of "architectural fictions", and a limited edition on one of videogaming’s iconic releases. "We truly hope that the new models offered by Volume will usher in a wonderful new era for books on the visual arts," say Darren Wall and Lucas Dietrich, founders of Volume, a start-up powered by independent publisher Thames & Hudson.

"Technology has had a major impact on how we experience content, which has in turn irrevocably altered the medium of the traditional book trade," says Dietrich. "Volume steps into this breach by offering an online platform that celebrates the spirit of individual creativity and those who want to take part it in through beautiful books."

Wall adds: "The flexibility and reach Volume will offer authors is unprecedented, from interaction with communities established around single book projects to exciting new production methods that would simply be beyond the capacity of most publishers."

Bright yellow poster design by Anthony Burrill featuring bold typography, numbers and geometric shapes in black and white on a bright blue background
Anthony Burrill's Look & See publication displayed alongside another Volume project, both featuring bold yellow, black and white geometric typography on a bright blue background
Two vintage advertisement flyers with bold typography on a bright yellow background, featuring phone numbers and service details in black text on white and blue sections
Spread showing Anthony Burrill's Zipper publication with repeated "Document to be faxed" labels on yellow background
Two book covers side by side on yellow background: left cover shows a mobile phone labelled "CELLI" on light blue; right cover shows a laptop labelled "PCs" on light grey, both in black pixel art style
Rows of decorative binding labels in black and white on the left, and yellow and black on the right, with "SPECIAL" text repeated across them
Graphic designer Anthony Burrill works at a desk overlooking trees and countryside, with computer monitors and design materials in front of him
Overhead view of a bright studio workspace with a person standing at a desk examining printed materials and design layouts near a large window
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