

About the Speakerĭougal Dixon, Scottish scientist/artist and founder of the speculative zoology genre, is a full-time writer and book editor specializing in the earth sciences, and has many children’s books and encyclopaedias to his name.

A Zoom link will be sent in an email to all registrants. Note: Center for Book Arts will hold this event entirely online. Finally, Dixon will share some exciting news regarding the 40th anniversary of his seminal work After Man. Dixon will describe his use of book archetypes, such as natural field guides, sci-fi paperbacks, and pop-up books, as well as some never-before-seen artifacts and original drawings. Join us for a conversation and artist talk with Dougal Dixon, Scottish scientist/artist and founder of the speculative zoology genre, who will present an overview of his publications starting with After Man: A Zoology of the Future (1981), The New Dinosaurs: An Alternative Evolution (1988), The Future is Wild (2002), Greenworld Vols.
