#johnshahidi

We Have the Great Discontent / Available at www.draw-down.com / For over 3 decades, #JohnShahidi has been dispensing an eclectic mix of #printedmatter from his unassuming storefront in West #Philadelphia. Stocking publications of every topic and persuasion, Avril 50 is an unexpected delight to those who happen upon it, and for others it’s a regular destination to find the printed matter they can’t find elsewhere. For years, Shahidi has announced inventory acquisitions to his followers via Avril 50's Facebook page; these read like strange run-on poems, their nonsensical syntaxes recalling Dadaist techniques employed to “[free] the unconscious from the domination of reason and tradition.” This book presents content posted by Avril 50 between 2014 and 2016, curated and typeset by graphic designer #JoelEvey / Published by Actual Source #graphicdesign #typography