The Heads of State’s Great Gatsby Business Card Print takes its inspiration from the fourth chapter of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, imagining ‘the business cards and personal stationery of the movers and shakers that attended Gatsby’s parties in the summer of 1922.’ BUY IT NOW
Read moreTwo new books by co-workers of mine at R/GA to tell you about: Paper Doll Orgy by Ted McCagg (available now) and Gluten-Free Cookies by Luane Kohnke (available for pre-order, releasing March 14). The former features the illustrations Ted creates daily at his site, Questionable Skills, and comes with an endorsement from none other than […]
Read moreFound on yet another Tumblr about bookshelves: Bookshelf Porn
Read moreKarl Lagerfeld’s library. Photo by The Selby.
Read moreThe Future of the Book by IDEO (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
Read moreHarlan Ellison launches The Great Ellison Book Purge
Harlan Ellison launches The Great Ellison Book Purge
If you’re looking to pick up some reading material with some added historical cachet, check out the brochure – complete with photocopied cover art and painstakingly-detailed inventory of available books, magazines, comics and fanzines from the collection of Mr. Ellison. [via]
Gawker provides a few alternate cover ideas for GWB’s Decision Points
Gawker provides a few alternate cover ideas for GWB’s Decision Points
In hindsight, framing it with black borders that make it super easy to drop in other photos and parody it probably wasn’t the best idea; should have hired Sarah Palin’s photographer to get him in a cowboy hat clearing some brush.
In stores November 9, 2010* – * – Crayons not included.
Read more51 State of Long Island. From the book Lost States by Michael Trinklein [via]
Read moreCraig Mod: Embracing the digital book
Craig Mod: Embracing the digital book
If you’ve checked out the supposed book-killing interfaces of Kindle and iBooks, you’re probably in on a little secret – technology has a LONG way to go before it really provides a truly comparable replacement to a book. I’m not necessarily suggesting that we’ll get there in my lifetime, but Craig Mod’s suggestions are definitely all necessary steps if the goal is replicating all of the things that make reading a book a great experience.
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Imperium: A handmade book by Marcin Kuligowski
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