Bible Illuminated by Forlaget Illuminated Sweden AB

I know some people are questioning this version of the Bible, but for me I find it fascinating. I would be very interested to see if they will continue on this project with other religious texts. I hope this will not be the final book from The Illuminated World. I know that the Old Testament is set for release in 2009. Magazines tend to slip right out of my hands and land on the floor!

Also because this is literally a magazine it's a little hard to read without fearing I would damage it, I think maybe a slightly thicker cover would help make it easier for reading it wouldn't flop around as much. Too many ways to do one thing gets a little bothersome. It was very helpful for me to have quotes pulled out but for consistency it would have made more sense to stick with maybe large quotes and highlights and gotten rid of the red quotes and black boxed quotes. That definitely added to the idea of a magazine with different stories or sections. I love how Bible Illuminated tells a complete story using all sorts of imagery including celebrities, historic events, strange fashion-like photography and computer festivals among other things! I like how each section for the most part, used it's own specific theme for photography to separate it from the others. Both Bible Illuminated and NEED Magazine are laid out beautifully, no clutter only the essentials. That makes it all the more attractive to read, I can just read it!īible Illuminated is literally a magazine and a thin one at that! It actually reminds me of NEED Magazine, which is a humanitarian magazine with breathtaking photography and powerful stories. I was expecting to have to do a lot more deciphering to understand it. I found this translation of the Bible surprisingly simple to understand. Though the symbolism might not be as easy for me to understand compared to someone with a good knowledge of the Bible I still enjoyed trying to make the connections between the quotes and imagery.

I will be reviewing this book based more on the design aspects, because that is what i know! Having a background in design I was instantly attracted to the concept for this book. But all of a sudden I found myself interested in exploring the Bible, in a context I could appreciate.

When picking this up I had nothing to compare or contrast it to.

Bible Illuminated by Forlaget Illuminated Sweden AB