This new and visually informative book will reveal how to approach more than 100 distinct types of art, imagery, photography, and objects — the very things framers encounter every day, often without a clear sense of where they came from or how they were made.

Photography alone spans dozens of processes, each with its own character and its own framing considerations — tintype, Cibachrome, and many more. Blueprints have their own place in custom framing, appearing in at least three distinct forms. From Abstract Expressionism to Art Deco to Art Nouveau, the book moves across movements, mediums, and materials — building the kind of background knowledge that adds real depth to your design toolbox.

Many newer framers were never taught what has come through their doors over the decades, or why. But interestingly, these images haven't gone away. They're still out there, still looking for a place — behind glass, bordered by matboard, framed with intention.