Ania Gilmore (Lexington, MA). Knowledge Inc., (2013). A folded book work inspired by Wisława Szymborska’s poem Contribution One of the highlights of the Book Art Biennial that just wrapped up at The Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) is the awarding of The MCBA Prize. The prize is "the first honor to recognize book art from across the field and around the world." The judges for this years festivities were three titans from the book art world; Sarah Bodman, Buzz Spector and Sandra Kroupa and clearly they had their work cut out for them for an amazing array of work from all over...
“The Right Book Will Always Keep You Company”
Talk about curling up with a good book! The latest ad campaign for the Israeli bookstore chain Steimatzky wonders what it would be like to take your favorite literary character to bed with you. Good night... via Adrants, Bookstore Chain Helps You Sleep With Your Favorite Book Characters. h/t Book Riot
Which book species are you?
Infographic by Laura E. Kelly and she shares her process here: The Making of an Infographic
Operation Book Drop
When they first started selling books over 80 years ago they went by the name of Zion Bookstore and sold used Mormon material. Now they are Utah's largest and oldest independent bookseller and sell new, used and rare books in many fields. After a name change and as part of a new move and a branding campaign the bookshop that went from Zion Bookstore to Sam Weller's Books is now Weller Book Works. One of the things they did to raise awareness of the changes was Operation Book Drop. Almost 900 books were wrapped in 7 different graphically pleasing jackets...
On designing books for Return of the Jedi
Last month was the 30th anniversary of Return of the Jedi, the third (and then final) chapter in the Star Wars saga. During the hoopla of its release two film-related books where published Return of the Jedi: The Illustrated Edition and the Return of the Jedi Sketchbook. Ballantine Books had the license to publish Star Wars-related books and they were published under either the Ballantine or Del Rey imprint. Alex Jay designed the books and shares his process in Under Cover: Return of the Jedi. Here's a sampling: 30 Things You Didn't Know about Return of the Jedi - Wired