October 2008
56 posts
Scanned documents found — by Google →
“…Google is now able to perform optical character recognition (OCR) on any scanned document it finds stored in the PDF format. OCR technology is able to “read” a scanned document and covert it…
Marian Bantjes at Pop!Tech 2008 Video PopCast →
This video is of the Marian Bantjes talk at Pop!Tech208 in Camden, Maine on October 23, 2008. Wish I could’ve been there.
The Art of Romance: Mills & Boon and Harlequin... →
“Founded in 1908 the now legendary Mills & Boon created romantic heroes and heroines that reflected every decade: the dark and rugged sheikh-doctor-widower-businessman who meets the young,…
Global Warming Polar Bear Rug by NEL →
“Global Warming contrasts the comfort and softness of a rug with a thorny problem that is specific to our time. Following the age-old tradition of using rugs as a means for communication…
DesignForward AIGA Chicago: Barbara DeWilde, Henry... →
An Inside Perspective on Book Jacket Design from top industry designers Ever wanted to get the inside scoop on book design? Come listen to and dialog with several industry leading book…
Vintage Halloween Ephemera →
In my nightly browsing I came across a great Halloween set appropriately titled Boogedy Boogedy (via flickr user Allison Marchant, a.k.a carbonated). This collection has such nice…
Silkscreen Reclamation Project with Paul Sahre and... →
A look at some posters from the Cooper Union’s Silkscreen Reclamation Project exhibition, which is still on view through October 31st at the Herb Lubalin Center of Design and Typography. …
Nazi Book Theft: Returning Books to Jews from... →
A very interesting article about the efforts to trace the original owners and return thousands of books which were stolen by the Nazis. In the photo above is Detelf Bockenkamm, a curator at…
Remembering CBS Design Legend, Lou Dorfsman →
Louis Dorfsman (1918-2008) Last week I heard the sad news that designer Lou Dorfsman died. After seeing there wasn’t a large variety of Lou Dorfsman’s work available to view online, I turned to…
Oprah Loves the Amazon Kindle →
Oprah said this about the Kindle “It’s absolutely my new favorite thing in the world.” Should we anticipate that the next Book Club pick is a selection only available as a Kindle book? I haven’t…
2008 Cooper-Hewitt People's Design Award Winner:... →
The Zon Hearing Aid designed by Stuart Karten Design, is the 2008 winner in the People’s Design Award category of the Cooper-Hewitt’s National Design Awards…
Designed to Sell: George Lois, Jan Tschichold,... →
Steven Heller talks about “big ideas” in an article for the NYT Sunday Book Review.
Book Cover Night at the Type Directors Club in New... →
The TDC’s Third Annual Book Cover Night will be held on Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 from 6-9pm (don’t forget it’s in the new location). The space is limited so please RSVP now if you plan to…
Chronicle Books Warehouse Sale →
For anyone living in San Francisco, Chronicle Books is having their first warehouse sale with books and gifts at 65% off Friday 10/24 and Saturday 10/25.
Legendary Designer Lou Dorfsman Has Passed Away →
Lou Dorfsman (1918-2008). Past President of the Art Directors Club, Creative Director for CBS, Creative Director at the Museum of Television and Radio… Here is are articles on SpeakUp and …
Obama's Loss Traced to Me. Don't Forget to Vote! →
CNNbc Video and MoveOn.org have created a brilliant viral video marketing campaign encouraging everyone to vote. To be honest I didn’t understand the extent of this spoof video at first. I naively…
DWR, Metropolis magazine, Taschen and Arts &... →
On Thursday, October 3oth, Design Within Reach and Metropolis Magazine are having a book event at DWR Soho for Taschen’s limited-edition 10-box set, Arts & Architecture, 1945-54: The Complete…
Aranda/Lasch Design Temporary Structure for Design... →
A thorough post on Dezeen about a new temporary structure to house exhibitors at the annual show held in the Miami Design District from December 3rd through December 6, 2008…
"Rome Workers Uncover a City of Dead" →
Wouldn’t it be fun to accidentally unearth ruins from Second Century A.D. while renovating a Rugby Stadium?…
Seeing Ads While the Subway Train is Moving... →
“Starting next spring with the 42nd Street-Times Square shuttle, passengers will see advertising outside the windows as the train travels between stations. The messages will look rather like jumpy…
"Fewer books, bigger deals—No room for debuts?" →
This article in the New York Observer paints a slightly grim picture for the book publishing world. But indicates that things may start looking up for University Presses…
Type Salon at TDC (Type Directors Club): James... →
The “James Victore Hates Typography” salon will be held at the TDC’s new location tomorrow night, October 16, 2008.
Make it Look like Chick-Lit Even If It Isn't /... →
“The latest sign that the book trade is on its way to hell in a handbasket — Margaret Drabble is feeling the pressure to “dumb down” to appeal to a wider readership…” Those are some harsh words in…
2008 Hall of Fame Laureates for ADC (Art Directors... →
Yesterday the ADC announced their seven inductees into the ADC Hall of Fame. Alex Bogusky, Ray Eames, Sir John Hegarty, Maira Kalman, John Maeda, R. Roger Remington, and Bruce Weber made the list……
Interviews with Australian Fabric Designers →
The blog Meet Me at Mike’s has a few great interviews posted in a segment called A Week of Australian Fabric Design.
Watch Elena Colombo & Cecilia Viganó from Milan, Italy have made an incredible stop motion video titled Teardrop. It’s their first one, and I am looking forward for more to come. I love their use of post-its.
The Zero Dollar Bill: Laura Gilbert →
I just saw a segment on CNN about the artist Laura Gilbert and her creation of the “Zero Dollar,” and couldn’t pass on posting about this. Laura Gilbert was passing out 10,000 fake “zero” dollars in front of the New York Stock Exchange today (signed limited editions). The art piece is about “the destructive role of many financial institutions, and the decline...
Not a Cough in a Carload: Images Used by Tobacco... →
A new exhibit opens titled “Not a Cough in a Carload: Images Used by Tobacco Companies to Hide the Hazards of Smoking.” The exhibit including hundreds of print ads and commercial from an almost…
FontShop's 100 Best Typefaces Of All Time →
While feeling bored with some of my common font choices, I came across Font Shop’s “100 Best Typefaces of All Time.” This was a post from last year but most of the typefaces have a long time to go…
Watch Japanese Monkey Waiters… (via Telegraph)
Project Vitra. →
While I was in Helsinki, I bought the book Project Vitra. Sites, Products, Authors, Museum, Collections, Signs; Chronology, Glossary. at artek. As the title suggest, the book is divided…