Friday Destination: My fascination with bees

[Mark Randall] I hate getting stung. Several years ago a somewhat mild bee sting escalated into a severe reaction and put me in the hospital. The doctor in the emergency room suggested that maybe beekeeping was not such a good hobby for me. He then casually mentioned that the previous year someone came in with a bee sting and died.

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09.10.10

My TypeCon swag report: The fine, the fun, the very font-cy

[Alyson Kuhn] At TypeCon last month, I assembled quite the tote o’ treats. Here I explore some of my most notable loot. In a swell kuhnfluence — which editor Tom Biederbeck points out is not untype-ical in the Alysonian universe — I detoured to a superb calligraphy show on the winged heels of TypeCon: For typographic dessert, I’m going to show you a rich assortment of my favorite pieces from the Society for Calligraphers of Southern California exhibition.

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09.09.10

Redesign high school? Here’s an award that welcomes innovation

[Tom Biederbeck] What high school student doesn’t have ideas about how to make school better? Putting those ideas into a positive context is School: By Design, a new award from Design Ignites Change and Designers Accord that asks high school students — with their college and professional design mentors — to “redesign your school.” In support, the Mohawk Feedback Loop Notebook project launches today on Felt & Wire Shop with a spectacular array of unique letterpress notebooks.

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09.08.10

Pop ’n’ Shop

I recently received a nifty-gifty alphabet book called ABC3D, by Paris-based graphic designer Marion Bataille. The mass-market marvel, printed in China, is based on Bataille’s 2006 livre d’artiste called Op-up. Nary a word of text, not even a title page. Most of the letters pop up, some pop out, and others do double duty.

The C and D do a flip ’n’ flop, the E effortlessly becomes an F. I laughed out loud at O and P masquerading as Q and R, quite respectively. O, my, mylar, the V and W are very witty. And I love K. U can C for yourself right now! The spine is divine, and the lenticular cover, designed by Michael Yuen, is psychedelicious. The casing is super-sturdy, but turning the pages requires a gentle touch, so I would recommend adult supervision for young readers.

Photo credit: Robin Benson

02.10.09
  1. Posted by dirkdallas on 03.13.09 at 11:19 am

    I have this book and love showing it off to people. It’s quite brilliant!

  2. Posted by dabble on 03.19.09 at 4:24 pm

    Love your new blog. Just added you to my blogroll. And I’m totally going to buy this book! very cool!