I've been creating an "Illuminated" version of Project Gutenberg's Dao De Jing A Minimalist Translation by Laotzi (translated by Bruce R. Linnell). It's a commission from Oberlin Editions Press via my friends at Deleon Designs. According to the contract, I'll maintain rights for all but the printed book.

At first blush, creating yet another version of the classic seemed pointless. I've seen dozens of illuminations online, albeit most look amateurish and/ or too "New Agey." Not that there'...