This visual is part of a new ad from AT&T.The accompanying text: Classic Literature, Reimagined For The Smartphone Era Forget star-crossed lovers joining one another in death ... being restricted to one form of communication is a REAL tragedy. AT&T's network lets you talk and surf at the same time on your Smartphone, so you'll know what's going on in the world, what's cracking with your friends, or what's happening in fair Verona.Here are two others in the AT&T Talk & Surf campaign - Kafka and Wilde:
Performance-Enhancing Drugs for Writers and more from Grant Snider
Above is the latest literary home run from cartoonist Grant Snider over at INCIDENTAL COMICSHere are a couple of other biblio-gems from Snider that have previously appeared on Book Patrol:Ban this Book. October, 2012"Confessions of a Book Fiend," 2010Each is available as a poster
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An Illuminated Book
Introducing Lumio, a book-looking lamp.Simply open the "book" and wham you have a lightweight portable lamp. No cords, no switches and 8 hours of battery life.Built in magnets let you attach the lamp to any number of surfaces. It can be used as a table lamp, a wall sconce, a ceiling pendant, for ambient or outdoor lighting, or any other creative use you can think of.Yes, even a reading light!Lumio will retail for $95. It is the brainchild of Max Gunawan and his Kickstarter campaign to fund the project has already far exceeded his initial goal.and the Kickstarter video: Man, this is...
A History Lesson with Bill Woodrow
SITTING ON HISTORY. Bronze. 1999. Edition of 10. Here are some gems from British sculptor Bill Woodrow done around the millennium. As we all wondered if we would survive Y2K Woodrow was busy making sense of history through sculpture.REGARDLESS OF HISTORY. Bronze. 2000. UniquePLAYING WITH HISTORY - 2002. Aluminium, fabric. 13 x 24 x 26 cm. Edition of 15SWEET HISTORY - 2002. Maquette: wood, plastic, card, gold leafNATURAL HISTORY - 2000. Bronze, copper, water. Edition of 8 plus 4 ap'sand here are a few more book-themed sculptures from Woodrow's Y2K years:TIME TABLE - 1999. Bronze, goldleaf. 59 x 106 x 85 cm. Edition of...