[Ted Bertz] After recently finishing a personal project, a book commemorating posters completed from 1987 to 2008 for an agricultural fair held each year in Durham, Conn. — Fair Play: Twenty-three years of Durham Fair Posters — Ted Bertz, founder of Bertz Design Group, reflects on the evolution of the graphic design industry over the same period.
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Our exclusive blurb on Blurb’s new premium books[Alyson Kuhn] Blurb, the publishing platform that “enables anyone to design, publish, share and sell bookshop quality books,” has just launched their ProLine. The new line is actually a set of super-premium materials available for use on any Blurb book — most notably luxurious, thick pages available in two finishes. Mohawk Fine Papers partnered with Blurb in selecting the two papers for the ProLine, so we thought our readers might appreciate a bit of backstory. Furthermore >
Ryan Novelline transforms children’s books into fashion[Sami Jensen] If someone were to say “Golden Books,” I would immediately recall images of the shiny golden spines and colorful pages from The Poky Little Puppy, Mother Goose or the assorted Disney Golden Books I read as a child. Ryan Novelline looked at them and saw a couture gown. Maybe I’m just not thinking outside-the-box enough. Furthermore >
May your May be merry![Alyson Kuhn] May is an optimistic month, the month of Mother’s Day and summer’s-almost-here. It’s a flowery, green-grassy month. And definitely the month of the maypole, traditionally danced about sedately by young ladies with garlands in their lustrous, free-flowing hair, intertwining long ribbons, with English country airs piping. Today, many a maypole dance — mostly performed by elementary school students — has been preserved for posterity on You Tube. So, who is this jazzy pair of sophisticates, dancing ’round their maypole with such abandon? Furthermore >
I [heart] Steven Heller[Emily Potts] Yes, this is an open [heart] letter to Steven Heller for all to read. I blush as I write this. As an editor, I find Steve a dream to work with. But he is a bit of an enigma … I mean, how does the man manage to churn out so many books, write a daily blog, and teach? Not to mention he’s incredibly generous with his ideas and time. Furthermore >
Ahoy! Brian Singer’s jolly printing party![Alyson Kuhn] I love the book about Brian Singer’s 1000 Journals Project. And one of my very favorite spreads (from Journal 354, written by Captain Long John Silver) begins: “My crew and I were headed down the Mississippi River on a pirate ship that we cleverly disguised as a river barge, on our way out to sea.” The photo above does not show a pair of pirates cutting capers in the ship’s hold. It shows Brian Singer, Captain of the 1000 Journals Project (left), and First Matey Tom Ingalls getting ready to crank out a yeoman invitation at Peter Koch Printers in Berkeley, Calif. Furthermore >
New life, new language: The making of Momglish[Jamie Diersing] Almost seven years ago, I gave birth to my daughter. And not long after that, I gave birth to Momglish, a lexicon for new mothers. Furthermore > |
“The Fighting Family” There’s nothing they forgot to pack — —Daniel Waters (D.A.W.) Furthermore >
08.04.11
It might be the smallest mailable size, but it packs a big punch. #4 Baronials, which we’ve celebrated before, are perfect as RSVP cards and thank you notes, but why limit them? The 3.625 × 5.125-in. envelope is sized just right to showcase a great stamp, like the new Pioneers of American Industrial Design (shown), while taking the opportunity to say a quick hello to someone — perfect for when you don’t have the time to write more than a few words. Furthermore >
08.03.11
In the late 19th century, the discovery by European artists of the long Japanese tradition of woodblock prints — including the famed ukiyo-e, “pictures of the floating world” — sparked the Art Nouveau movement. Le Japon Artistique: Japanese Floral Pattern Design in the Art Nouveau Era is a new release from Chronicle Books that handsomely depicts this fascinating episode in cultural cross-pollination. Furthermore >
08.02.11
Pantone and Chronicle Books are at it again. We just told you about the Pantone 100 postcard set, and now we’ve discovered that the two companies have collaborated on a soon-to-be-released book: PANTONE The 20th Century in Color. Furthermore >
07.29.11
Talk about a dream job: Paul Jackson has been a professional paper folder and artist for 30 years. His new book, Folding Techniques for Designers: From Sheet to Form, is also a dream: elegant 3D forms folded from paper (as well as fabric, cardboard, plastic and metal). Furthermore >
07.28.11
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