Showcards
General Idea (Firm)
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Showcards
Published
1994
Publisher
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
Pages
38
Description
A showcard is simply a card containing a tradesman's advertisement of goods -- usually combining text and image. Water-based showcard (or 'poster') paints are often bright and eye-catching. And there are also show biz and showcase, the latter a glass case for exhibiting delicate and valuable articles in a shop or museum. All these references inflect upon General Idea's open-ended series of standardized silkscreened cards with mounted glossy photographs and stamped and handwritten text. Dating from 1975 to 1979, they are a publication prototype of idiosyncratic graphic design; they are also a collection of theses, an intellectual proposition, a diary. Like much of the production of General Idea, they blend art and life, performance and revelation. Formally they seem to be a book's layout sheets, but they remain nevertheless a series of single units; like much of the textual content of the series, their future remains latent.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Showcards?
This edition of Showcards has approximately 38 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Showcards?
For most readers, Showcards typically takes between 48m and 32m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 9,500 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 38m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 2 days • Estimated word count: 9,500 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of Showcards?
The estimated word count for Showcards is approximately 9,500 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Showcards?
Showcards was written by General Idea (Firm).
When was Showcards published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 1994. The original work may have been published on a different date.