hans joachim reuter (1923–2003) was an internationally renowned physician and scientist. he was a leading figure in the development of endoscopic imaging techniques in the 1960s and with his ‘nuclear medical image compositions’ became a pioneer of science art in the 1970s. this book is the first documentation and classification of these images from a visual arts perspective within a medical and technological historical context. the book’s subject matter served as inspiration for its design and typography. the book luminiscent images won the german design prize 2010 for young designers for its outstanding graphic design, typography and the adequate interpretation of the books medical und technical historical contents. it also has been nominated for the german photobook prize 2011. you want to see more pictures or you want to buy this book? please visit: www.leuchtendebilder.com

the font we designed for this book is called "reuter mono"

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