“There’s a funny thing that I’ve never experienced before,” says Rob Lowe, the artist also known as Supermundane, “because I’ve never had a book published by a real publisher before. You just keep getting messages saying, ‘Happy publication day!’” Lowe’s book, Lost Ordinary Magic, is out the day that we speak and it’s clear that its existence is a source of pride for the artist who started out in graphic design and has since moved around and within numerous creative spheres, from design and illustration to writing, making a name (or two) for himself in each.

The book, which links directly to his art practice and his own philosophy, is the result of a lifetime of observing the world and finally having the opportunity to write down what he sees. Lowe is known for his use of simple, geometric lines and shapes in his commissioned design work and art projects, whether it be a postcard-sized print or a sprawling wall mural, and it perhaps comes as no surprise that simplicity is an important aspect of the way he lives his life as well. Lost Ordinary Magic features short texts on 68 subjects and he naturally includes ‘Lines’ as one of them.

“We leave our mark on the world and define our space in it through lines,” he writes. “They are everywhere (physically and metaphorically) and once you notice them, they are a clear indication of human activity or control. Even the lines that nature makes only have meaning or beauty to humans. The line is a deeply human thing that we respond to in many different ways but, fundamentally, on an instinctive level.”