A beautiful gift book of a popular travel journal as told by a lover of paris wandering through new yorkwhen vahram muratyan began his online travel journal, paris versus new york, he had no idea how quickly it would become one of the most buzzedabout sites on the internetit garnered more than a million and a half page views in just a few months, and the attention of savvy online critics. Ive been following vahram muratyans blog, paris vs nyc, for a while, and now its in book form. Muratyan has released a book, published by penguin, with illustrations originally published in his blog paris vs new york. Paris vs new york book paris, graphic design goodies. Paris vs new york book paris, graphic design goodies, king kong. Paris versus new york marjolein lammerts van bueren. Paris versus new york postcard box set moma design store. Paris vs new york as seen by french graphic artist vahram muratyan.
In his witty, highconcept, highcolored flipbook paris versus new york. May 25, 20 fin 2010, lors dun sejour prolonge aux etatsunis, il lance son premier blog, paris versus new york. From monumental buildings, exquisite food habits, notable figures, to saturated cliches about the people who inhabi. Sep 25, 2012 a blog that catalogues the differences between paris and new york with some lovely minimalist imagery. Feb 06, 2012 paris versus new york posted on february 6, 2012 by ximena. In his crisp, minimalist style, artist vahram muratyan presents sidebyside comparisons of cultural touchstones such as the eiffel tower vs. Fin 2010, lors dun sejour prolonge aux etatsunis, il lance son premier blog, paris versus new york. You know, as it turns out this book is quite the information polestar. It all started when i wondered, if i was stranded on a desert island, what aspects of paris and new york would i keep. Paris versus new york kindle edition book discussion. A tally of two cities, based on vahram muratyans book, paris vs new york, edition penguin book. Hmmparis versus new york of courseand a lot of chucking.
Apr 14, 2012 playfully pitting paris and new york against each other, graphic designer vahram muratyan has created a visual homage to two evocative cities. Its called paris versus new york and began as a blog by graphic designer, vahram muratyan his blog can be here. Paris versus new york, the book paris vs new york, new york. Paris obviously has amazing french food, and you can happily spend years discovering the splendor of french cuisine. We first became aware of paris versus new york by vahram. Paris versus new york in graphic form books the guardian. A friendly visual match between two cities told by a lover of paris wandering through new. Paris versus new york, the book by lauren murrow after his prints contrasting two famous fashion cities gained notoriety in the blogosphere, graphic designer vahram muratyan released a 224page book of his splitscreenstyle illustrations last week, paris versus new york. Muratyans artwork originally appeared on his blog, but became so popular, that he turned it into an entire book. Paris versus new york, a tally of two cities by vahram muratyan.
A friendly visual match between two cities told by a lover of paris wandering through. Jan 31, 2012 vahram muratyan compares two cities neighborhoods in his new book, paris versus new york, a tally of two cities. May 08, 2012 based on the blog paris versus new york parisvsnyc. We have the book and enjoy each comparison page after page, thats why we knew we wanted to get these postcards as an alternative to holiday greeting cards. Paris versus new york, the books paris vs new york. A beautiful gift book of a popular travel journal as told by a lover of paris wandering through new york. Now muratyan presents his unique observations in this delightful book, featuring visually striking graphics paired with witty, thoughtprovoking taglines that celebrate the special details of each city. A beautiful gift book of a popular travel journal as told by a lover of paris wandering through new york when vahram muratyan began his online travel journal, paris versus new york.
A tally of two cities illustrated by muratyan, vahram isbn. Muratyan uses splashy collagist art to showcase the. Paris versus new york is a witty graphic design book that is perfect for anyone who loves either the city of lights or the big apple. When vahram muratyan began his online travel journal, paris versus new york, he had no idea how quickly it would become one of the most buzzedabout. Reviewing lessons from madame chic, and paris versus. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Vahram muratyan is a graphic artist living between paris and new york, author of the blogthenbook paris versus new york. A deluxe, expanded edition of one artists chic and humorous visual homage to two of the worlds most iconic cities inspired by the popularity of french graphic artist vahram muratyans original paris versus new york book, here is an expanded largetrim edition with more than thirty additional new pairings of iconic images from the city of lights and the big apple. Paris versus new york book paris, new york, music book. Author vahram muratyan, a paris native, created a very visual comparison of the two cities. This book began as a blog with muratyan wanting to share his comparisons with friends and family.
It all began as a travel journal, but then it became a great way for people to see these two iconic cities in a new light. New york is an affectionate tribute to the two cities he loves most. Jul 09, 2012 paris vs new york i found this book at the bookstore a few weeks ago, which i thought id share since im completely in love with it. The book is a chic and humorous visual homage to the two cities that the author loves. Author of paris versus new york, a tally of two cities and about time, a visual memoir around the clock. Recently images from the new book have been making waves across social media sites, particularly muratyans map of paris that replaces arrondissements with. Paris versus new york, the book paris vs new york, new. A beautiful gift book of a popular travel journal as told by a lover of paris wandering through new york when vahram muratyan began his online travel journal, paris versus new york, he had no idea how quickly it would become one of the most buzzedabout sites on the internetit garnered more than a million and a half page views in just a few months, and the. Vahram muratyan the graphic artist was born in paris after his armenian parents moved from anatolia to istanbul and via gallipoli, thessaloniki, venice to paris. May 20, 2012 a tally of two city paris versus new york city by vahram muratyan, is a visual journey of comparisons between both of these fantastic cities. He grew up in paris but he often traveled to new york with his family, thanks to his mother.
Mar 22, 2012 in his witty, highconcept, highcolored flipbook paris versus new york. The vision came about while strolling the streets of manhattan, when muratyan, a paris based graphic designer, wondered why it was that being in new york made him miss paris, and being in paris made him long for new york. Paris versus new york, the book after his prints contrasting two famous fashion cities gained notoriety in the blogosphere, graphic designer vahram muratyan released a 224page book of his splitscreenstyle illustrations last week, paris versus new york. When vahram muratyan began his online travel journal, paris versus new york, he had no idea how quickly it would become one of the most buzzedabout sites on the internetit garnered more than a million and a half page views in just a few months, and the attention of savvy online critics. We know of friends who are big fans of this book, like so many around the world. A beautiful gift book of a popular travel journal as told by a lover of paris wandering through new york when vahram muratyan began his online travel journal, paris versus new york, he had no idea how quickly it would become one of the most buzzedabout sites on the internet.
Now muratyan presents his unique observations in this delightful book, featuring visually striking graphics paired with witty, thoughtprovoking. Reviewing lessons from madame chic, and paris versus new. Debuting at colette last year in paris and launching in february in new york, the book visually chronicles the comparisons and contrasts between both iconic cities. A tally of two cities has been making quite an impression on big city dwellers. Now muratyan presents his unique observations in this delightful book, featuring visually striking graphics paired with witty, thoughtprovoking taglines that. Feb 03, 2012 this week vahram muratyans book paris versus new york was released, which we only heard about after seeing some tweets about an event at the standard last night that no one told us about. But paris is a less ethnically diverse city than new york or london and that affects the food offerings unfortunately. In 2012 penguin books published vahram muratyans book called paris versus newyork.
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