Book Exchange, 2010. Powder Coated Steel and books | 2m x 1.9mRemember back in 2008 when Sarah Palin was trying to censor some books from the Wasilla, Alaska public library? (In case your memory is a bit fuzzy please see our post, The Wasilla 90: An Internet Legend is Born as well as the other links below)Luckily Warren Neidich does. For his 2010 piece Book Exchange Neidich "designed [a] rotating book shelf to hold all the books Sarah Palin supposedly wanted censored from her local library in Wasilla Alaska.Then he invited members of the community to come to the gallery bearing...
The Talented Mr. Kidd: Chip Kidd the Entertainer
There has been no greater influence on the field of book design in the last 50 years than the work of Chip Kidd but who knew how entertaining Mr Kidd could be. In his recent appearance at TedTalks, Kidd shows that he can move like Jagger and dress with the best of them. He also has a little Robin Williams in him. Here's what Ted has to say about his talk: "Chip Kidd doesn't judge books by their cover, he creates covers that embody the book -- and he does it with a wicked sense of humor. In one of the...
One more for the Oddest Book Title Hall of Fame
The Bookseller magazine has been handing out the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title since 1978. Year after year we continue to be amazed at how some of these titles ever see the light of day.In 1990 the winner was Lesbian Sadomasochism Safety Manual. Also published in 1990 and unfortunately passed over, was Unregulated Chicken Butts and other stories by Hungarian writer Illyas Hali which I humbly nominate for lifetime membership in this illustrious group.Of course, Unregulated Chicken Butts and other stories is not to be confused with the 1980 winner The Joy of Chickens by Dennis Nolan.Here's a list...
Springing to Life: An Exhibit of Movable Books and Mechanical Devices
Currently on view at the University of Rochester's Rush Rhees Library Rare Books and Special Collections Department is "Springing to Life," an exhibit of over 50 pop-up and moveable books spanning nearly 500 years.These are books "that spring to life before our eyes" and showcase the amazing work of paper engineers. David Carter's "One Red Dot: A Pop-up for Children of All Ages" (2005) Exactly what is the difference between a "pop-up" book and a "moveable" book?Well, a "pop-up" book features collapsible paper devices that elevate off the page into three dimensional structures, while the "movable" book contains mechanical paper devices...
Librarian Porn
Sex in the Stacks: Porn and the Librarian by Stephanie BrownChecking Out