Book Review #3: The Telling Image by Lois Farfel Stark

Book Review: The Telling Image by Lois Farfel Stark – Discovering the Patterns That Shape Our World

What if the way we see the world wasn’t just random, but shaped by patterns embedded in our history? In The Telling Image, Lois Farfel Stark opens our eyes to the symbols—circles, grids, spirals—that humans have created throughout time. She’s like a detective for design, tracing humanity’s imagination across centuries. Stark shows us that these shapes aren’t just pretty patterns; they’re stories, each one representing how we understand ourselves and the world around us.

Reading this book feels like being let in on a secret: the circle is unity, the grid is structure, and the spiral… well, that’s life’s beautiful unpredictability. Stark blends anthropology with art, and in every image and story, she shows how our ideas have been shaped by the structures we create. It’s like suddenly seeing everything—the buildings, the logos, even the way we organize cities—in a new light.

The Telling Image is more than a book; it’s an invitation to see the world differently, to recognize the ancient designs that have followed us into the digital age. So if you’re the kind of person who loves to dig deeper, this book will have you spotting patterns everywhere, realizing that life’s a little more connected than we think. Stark reminds us that even as the world changes, there’s something unbreakably human in the symbols we use to make sense of it all.

Xoxo,
A.D

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Hard Cover Copy - (HERE)