{"product_id":"9780981484624","title":"Making WET: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWET: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the seminal avant-garde publications of the 1970s and early 1980s. It had a quirky, prescient editorial sensibility and was a paradigm-shifting venue for graphic design experimentation. \u003ci\u003eWET\u003c\/i\u003e was a precursor to, and exemplar for, later publications such as \u003ci\u003eBeach Culture\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eRay Gun\u003c\/i\u003e , and the like. Talents such as Matt Groening ( \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e ) and others published their first work here. This book tells the story of the making of \u003ci\u003eWET\u003c\/i\u003e from its early formation in the Venice Beach creative milieu to its emergence on the international pop-culture scene. This book includes an extended commentary on the process of making \u003ci\u003eWET\u003c\/i\u003e , along with images and reprints from the magazine. No mere retrospective, this book offers instructive advice for anyone embarking on a journey of artistic entrepreneurship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLeonard Koren \u003c\/b\u003e trained as an artist and architect. He was the founder and publisher of \u003ci\u003eWET: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing\u003c\/i\u003e . Koren writes and consults about design- and aesthetic-related issues. Among his previous books are \u003ci\u003eWabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets \u0026amp; Philosophers \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhich \"Aesthetics\" Do You Mean? Ten Definitions\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imperfect Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034499334384,"sku":"9780981484624","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780981484624_p0.jpg?v=1763884932","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780981484624","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}