Dutch book binders are crazy folk
Spotted this series of 'experimental' book bindings on a visit to the Letterform Archive a few years ago. Fabulously playful take on book binding. The double bound, unopenable one is my favourite. Sadly I only have pics of 1-3 of the series but there were 5 (if I remember correctly).
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Mark Pawson's little books
Mark's "little books" are lovely snapshots of his various obsessions. I picked these up a very long time ago (hence the slightly battered quality) and I'm really happy to see he's still going strong. His mix of ephemera, collected/found items, printing/production techniques and disposable culture…
Lovely book/object from Glen Duncan
I've been a long time fan of Glen Duncan ever since I was lucky enough to read the prerelease of Hope whilst working at Penguin. It's something about the way he gets under the skin and reveals that dark male psyche that we all try…
Tree of Codes - The book that couldn't be made.
From the minute I saw Tree of Codes by Jonathan Safran Foer over at http://www.fastcodesign.com I wanted a copy. This notion of the book as both object and narrative is such a hook for me. Call me shallow, call me a sucker I don't care I…
Another beautiful book from the Princeton Architectural Press
Picked up a copy of The Englishman Who Posted Himself and Other Curious Objects by John Tingey (http://www.papress.com/html/book.details.page.tpl?isbn=9781568988726). Yet another beautifully designed book from Princeton Architectural Press. Hats off to the designer Deb Wood for the great typography and managing to capture that essential 'englishness' in…
I'm happy judging a book by it's cover
Spacesuit, Fashioning Apollo by Nicholas de Monchaux I saw a review of this fascinating book over at Maria Popova's Brain Pickings and I couldn't resist getting a copy. It's a wonderful account of how the ingenuity Playtex trumped the established military contractors in the race…
Another great book from Louisiana Museum DK - Arab Contemporary
Superb book and exhibition covering contemporary Arab art, architecture and culture at Louisiana Museum, Denmark. The exhibition was truly inspiring with some amazing and very diverse pieces (more here: http://en.louisiana.dk/exhibition/arab-contemporary ). As always the graphic design around the exhibition was excellent and the accompanying book is…
A lovely little book - 101 things...
Picked up this lovely little gem, 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School by Matthew Frederick. Each spread is a single idea, technique or concept. Great illustrations and wise words throughout. I really love the board cover and binding. Another nice touch is the numbering and the…