God bless mytelevision set.Most fabulousof toys.But pity me-if I forgetBibliophilicjoys.Bookplate of Dorothy Wheelockfound in a third printing of Brighton by Osbert Sitwell and Margaret Barton published in London by Faber and Faber, 1938.
Author’s and Their Websites
Forget the act of writing, the pressure to create a web presence is becoming almost as intense for many authors. Jeff Barr, of Book Design blog fame, has launched a new website, Books Written By, which features authors and their websites. Each entry provides a screenshot of the author's homepage with a link to their site.The gallery gives us a glimpse into the wild west of website design and authors and seems poised to become a valuable resource for what to and what not to do when developing one's literary website. They make "no attempt to rate the quality of...
Jean Jullien
London based artist Jean Jullien has created some fantastic book themed posters. Above is one for the London night club Cliche, and below one of two new posters about the Fables of La Fontaine.Also, don't miss Jullien's compelling visual essay about social apathy and the culture of protestation." The piece is titled "don't protest." Jullien places colored flags with printed text in various settings around the house and around town. The flags are also collected in book form.Thanks to manystuff for the lead and also congratulations to manystuff, the blog has entered the print world with the release of the...
Tables of Contents
from Content, by Rem KoolhaasThe gang at Design Observer have started a Flickr set showcasing the Table of Contents page. The set is meant as a visual archive of TOC and as an accompaniment to their 2007 book The Next Page: Thirty Tables of Contents which was published to coincide with AIGA's Biennial National Design Conference in Denver, the theme of which was "Next.""Often overlooked by serious bibliophiles, the humble TOC is our portal into a world of knowledge. In the realm of the printed word, it heralds what comes next, a verbal proscenium with its own peculiar prose and...
Pearl Jam Visuals
"Though some may think there should be a separation between art/music and politics, it should be reinforced that art can be a form of nonviolent protest" -Eddie VedderPearl Jam vs. Ames Bros brings together 229 posters created for Pearl Jam from 1995-2007 by the Ames Bros and Brad Klausen.The book features over 80 comments on individual posters from all five members of Pearl Jam and running commentary from the poster designers -- offering insight into the inspiration, concepts and process of poster creation.Details:Bros, Ames and Brad Klausen. Pearl Jam vs. Ames Bros: 13 Years of Tour Posters. Ames Bros Inc....