Cook said, “We have maintained communication with them at different points of the project, but, officially speaking, there is no approval or oversight from the White Estate.” Inside the BooksĪsked about their reason for designing a print book when many people use digital reading materials, Types & Symbols shared that one major reason is the experiential quality. White Estate when they were first developing this project. The text of the Conflict of the Agesbooks is in the public domain, but Types & Symbols took the initiative to meet with the Ellen G. “Anyone that loves Jesus and the Bible is in great company with Ellen White, and will receive a huge blessing from reading her work,” said Cook. The studio, which has created materials for a range of Adventist ministries, including the current design of Adventist Journey, Adventist Review, Adventist World, and Libertymagazines, is excited about sharing White’s writings in beautifully-designed books. The goal for The Conflict Beautifulis $144,000, what is needed to cover the minimum production volume required to print and bind these books.Īs of today, the project has reached a little more than 20 percent of that goal through the pledges of more than 130 backers. Kickstarter is an all-or-nothing funding platform for creative projects, which means that project creators only receive funds if they meet or exceed their goal. The studio created this project as an independent initiative, and then launched the Kickstarter campaign. We think a fresh, high-quality design, can help communicate the value of her words, and we can’t wait to make these books a reality.” But once I opened her books and started reading for myself, I was blown away by her persistent focus on God’s loving character. I thought she was negative and critical, and her writings were another set of rules we needed to follow. Speaking on the motivation for the project, Cook said, “Up until a few years ago I held a completely inaccurate view of Ellen White and her writings.
“We are thrilled to have finally launched this project,” said Mark Cook, project lead. 1, 2018, to fund The Conflict Beautiful, a new, beautifully-designed, hardcover edition of Ellen G. Types & Symbols, a creative studio that designs Adventist experiences, is partway through a Kickstarter campaign, launched Oct.
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The Conflict Beautiful is the newly designed Conflict of the Ages book series written by Ellen White.