Day 68 with snowThe idea is simple enough, place a book outside and document its decomposition. Tim Holt chose Michael Cunningham's A Home at the End of the World as his subject and left the book outside "to face the 'elements' and picture it's return to nature."Being only 3 months into the project I trust we can expect some more amazing images down the road.Day 51Day 54Day 35 "a fox has taken an interest"Day 21Day 14Day 7Follow the decomposition at Tim Holt's the book - a set on Flickr
Reading habits of graphic design students
Bookworms: an infographic by the graphic design students at Mount Hood Community College.
The little libraries of Marc Giai-Miniet
Elevator 109 x 56 x 14 cm., 2012 Whether he chooses the dollhouse or the diorama for his container French artist Marc Giai-Miniet clearly shows a big love for books in small spaces. Three machines that want to know, 60 x 45 x 13 cm, 2012 Elevators, machines, technology, decay. It's all there in incredible detail and precision . Crime scene; Box 88 x 92 x 10 and 4 drawings 38 x 30.5 (Loustal), 2012 The suitcase 37 x 50 x 11 cm., 2012 What a world! Marc Giai-Miniet's website Previously on Book Patrol: A book from Queen Mary's Dolls' House Library grows up
Dust Jackets by Lubalin
Cover and spine of Drake Douglas, Horror! by Herb Lubalin Inc. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1966Outside of graphic design and typography circles few have heard of Herb Lubalin but inside these disciplines he is legendary.In 1984 Cooper Union in New York City opened The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography to honor the life and work of Lubalin. The core collection includes an extensive archive of his work, including promotional, editorial and advertising design, typeface designs, posters, logos, and other materials dating from 1950 to 1980.On Your Marks, 1969While he is best known for his illustrative typography and his groundbreaking...
Prep School Reading List
You remember The Official Preppy Handbook?First published in 1980, it went on to become the ultimate guide to all things "WASPy."Above is The Basic Reading List for Prep School life courtesy of Vintage & Anchor Books