{"product_id":"making-wet-leonard-koren-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\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhich \"Aesthetics\" Do You Mean? Ten Definitions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonard Koren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 098148462X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780981484624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Imperfect Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.80w x 0.90d","brand":"Leonard Koren","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994032111871,"sku":"9780981484624","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e11ec42d-651c-4cbb-9ab9-fbc6bd0159eb.jpg?v=1683327725","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-wet-leonard-koren-9780981484624","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}