Tag: books

May 18, 2014 at 11:19 am

The Mini Book of Major Events

The Mini Book of Major Events

In an ongoing series of handmade miniature books, artist Evan Lorenzen recently released his latest entitled, The Mini Book of Major Events. The 7 page, miniature bound book is a follow-up to his first tiny book, The Little Book of Big Ideas. You can find more of Evan’s artwork at the online links below,…

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May 15, 2014 at 3:00 pm

A BBQ Book That You Can LITERALLY Barbecue With

A BBQ Book That You Can LITERALLY Barbecue With

The Barbecue Bible is an interactive book that features detachable pages that can be used to literally help you barbecue. Features include: A thick page of breakable coal, aluminum foil pages for baking, a page for sharpening your knife, a chopping board, apron and even a page made of salt! The limited edition book…

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April 25, 2014 at 3:33 pm

These are Some of the Oldest Living Things in the World

These are Some of the Oldest Living Things in the World

Over the past decade, artist Rachel Sussman has researched, worked with biologists, and travelled the world to photograph continuously living organisms that are 2,000 years old and older. Spanning from Antarctica to Greenland, the Mojave Desert to the Australian Outback, the result is a stunning visual collection of ancient organisms for a book entitled,…

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April 21, 2014 at 12:22 pm

Discarded Books Transformed Into Exploding 3D Collages

Discarded Books Transformed Into Exploding 3D Collages

Kerry Miller brings old and discarded books back to life, turning them into unique pieces of 3D artwork. The mixed media and collage artist carefully carves out illustrations found within the book, sometimes using inks and watercolours to enrich and enhance the final piece. As Miller explains on her website: “My work is a…

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March 14, 2014 at 2:59 pm

This Teacher Asked Her Students to Write to an Author. Kurt Vonnegut Wrote Back This

This Teacher Asked Her Students to Write to an Author. Kurt Vonnegut Wrote Back This

In 2006 Ms. Lockwood, an English teacher at Xavier High School, asked her students to write a letter to a famous author. She wanted them discuss the author’s work and ask for advice. Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007) was the only one to write back and his advice is worth reading. If you can’t…

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January 20, 2014 at 12:30 pm

10 Rare Salvador Dali Illustrations of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

10 Rare Salvador Dali Illustrations of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

In 1975, world-renowned Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali created a rare set of illustrations for Shakespeare’s famous play, Romeo and Juliet. The series consisted of 10 off-set lithographs on heavy paper with 99 pages of bound text contained in a red/burgundy silk slipcase with the lithographs signed in the plate. Also included was an additional…

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January 13, 2014 at 6:19 pm

Artist Designs Books That Fan Out Into 360 Degree Stories

Artist Designs Books That Fan Out Into 360 Degree Stories

Artist and architect Yusuke Oono has designed an amazing series of 40-page books that fan out into 360-degree storybooks. Each page is laser-cut and bound from Yusuke’s digital designs and can be viewed page by page or fanned out as demonstrated below. You can find the complete gallery with additional books and angles at…

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December 31, 2013 at 12:58 pm

Someone Found a High School Yearbook from 1913 and Put it Online

Someone Found a High School Yearbook from 1913 and Put it Online

Earlier this year, reddit user averagedekutree was browsing through a book store in Milwaukee when she came across a century-old high school yearbook from 1913. The high school was called Texarkana in Arkansas, and flipping through the pages is like taking a step through time. What’s fascinating is to observe both the differences and…

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December 19, 2013 at 6:42 pm

Artist Prints 4.7 Million Leaked LinkedIn Passwords in Eight, 800-page Books

Artist Prints 4.7 Million Leaked LinkedIn Passwords in Eight, 800-page Books

In June 2012, a hacker uploaded 6,458,020 hashed passwords (just the passwords, not the associated usernames) to a Russian hacker forum. The source? LinkedIn. The massive list quickly spread online and became an embarrassment for LinkedIn and a joke for the Internet as some of the passwords were pretty ‘weak’ (see here and here…

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December 12, 2013 at 4:45 pm

This Reading Net is for Kids. I Wish it Was for Adults!

This Reading Net is for Kids. I Wish it Was for Adults!

Design by PLAYOFFICE Website | Facebook | Twitter PlayOffice is a creative studio based in Madrid, Spain. Their mission is simple, ‘to create places and objects for kids to learn by playing’. In Reading Net, the studio was challenged by the client to turn their family library into an appealing place for kids. The…

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