The Arion Press Gallery is hosting an exhibit of 22 embroidered bindings by Jill Oriane Tarlau. "Her signature is her exquisitely detailed embroidery, which she incorporates into the design of each uniquely sized, leather-bound book cover". Heidi Benson's review in SF ChroniclePost-Katrina book art. Degrees of Separation is a postcard publication of responses from designers and graphic artists who have a connection to New Orleans. 5% of proceeds will go towards the AIGA New Orleans Design Educational Fund.Thanks to That Ain't Art for the leadUniversity of Cincinnati has an online exhibit called "The Shape of the Book". Starts with a...
The Latest Advances in Papermaking and the Fiber Arts
Introducing 'The Great Elephant Poo Poo Paper'25 odorless sheets from a single turdHow to do it yourselfFor more information visit the Poo-tiqueAlso don't forget that panda and sheep poo work too!And don't worry if all this poo paper kills you because now you can be buried in a paper casket."Ecopod is a revolutionary design in coffins made from naturally hardened, 100% recycled paper." Available in 2 sizes and 6 colors.The world is getting greener one sheet at a time.courtesy of Boing Boing
The Book Designs of John D. Berry
For over 25 years John Berry has been designing books, editing books and writing about typography.He was house designer for Copper Canyon Press in the early 1990s, and more recently has both edited and designed several books for Mark Batty Publisher, including U&lc: influencing design & typography. John Berry is also one of the foremost writers on typography and design. His first two Dot-font books are selections from the essays he has been writing for the last seven years in his “dot-font” column for Creativepro.com. In these direct, colloquial essays, he turns a critical eye on the role of design...
The Failure of Fine Printing: A Response
I received an email the other day from Michael Russem the proprietor of the KatRan Press alerting me to an article he wrote that was just published in Caxtonian, the journal for the legendary Chicago book group the Caxton Club. The article is titled "The Failure of Fine Printing: Why the beautiful book isn't so beautiful, and the ugly book isn't so ugly".An intriguing title that is destined to stir up the book community.My first thought was to question the timing of the article and the email. Next week marks the First Biennial Book Fair & Symposium of the Codex...
Underwater Book Art
Part 4 of Book Patrol's salute to the Guild of Book Workers' 100th Anniversary Exhibit goes underwater.From the Retrospective Exhibit:Marblefish by Iris Nevins.Marblefish. 28 x 23 centimeters, 1989. Traditional watercolor marbling, on a carragheenan bath; design completed in the ancient manner of using stencils and resists to create an image by repeatedly dipping and drying; pen and ink were used later to outline the details.From the Contemporary Juried Exhibit:Priscilla Spitler's spectacular binding for The Conversant Sea.The Conversant Sea 32 x 20 x 2 centimeters, 2006. One of a Kind. Boards binding, covered in green goat skin and decorated with back...