Whose gonna eat my soup?Illustrator Fiodor Sumkin clearly demonstrates a strong background in typography and graphic design. The piece above was inspired by the Gnarls Barkley's (think Cee-Lo) song "Who's Gonna Save My Soul."The blue-colored wood type font that creates the reading material which accompanies each image of the woman presents a strong, powerful contrast to the surrounding more classic calligraphy. The more I look at it the cooler it gets.Sumkin also is responsible for this typographic pig that appeared in Cooking Light magazine. and thisand this one which appeared in the Russian version of Esquirebook casebook case 2More of Sumkin's work...
The Ultimate Self-Help Book
Words by Steven FryeImages by Gavin Aung Thanvia Zen Pencils
April 3rd, 1995. Amazon sells its first book
April 3rd, 1995. A day that will live on for a long, long time, for it marks the beginning of the end of bookselling and publishing as we know it.It was on this day the first book was bought from Amazon by a customer.The book was Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies by Douglas HofstaderIt was purchased by a John Wainwright who worked for a technology company in the Bay Area.The purchase did not go unnoticed, for Amazon has named one of the buildings on their new Seattle campus, The Wainwright!More at Quora:Amazon Company History: What was the first book ever...
Bibliomania by Rosalie Osman
Bibliomania a film by Rosalie OsmanOsman, a freelance animator based in Melbourne, Australia, describes her film as follows:A twisted fairytale about a young man obsessed with the acquisition of books to the detriment of all else. Having inherited his father's library as well as his lust for books, Thomas Phillips casts his greedy eyes on the town to feed his ever growing collection. Thomas's book-lust reaches epic proportions as the film approaches its thrilling climax.Twisted or not, it is refreshing to see the subject dealt with in the format.h/t a writer's desk
How To Publish Your Book
Butt in chair - Write - Edit - Don't Give Up - RepeatThis flowchart appears in the current issue of Writer's Digestclick here if you need a larger version