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Category Archives: Books
Mid-century Minimalist Monday
Way back in the days before plague times, I previously featured artist Henning M.Lederer’s animations and gifs of mid-century minimalist book covers and vintage psychology and philosophy books. He reimagines the abstract geometric patterns frequently used by book and record company designers … Continue reading
Diary of a Bad Year
“The recent successes of human reason in its long contest with virus thinking should not delude us, for it has held the upper hand a mere instant in evolutionary time. What if the tide turns; and what if the lesson … Continue reading
An Unknown Hobbit
Slovak illustrator Peter Klúcik was commissioned to illustrate a new version of J R R Tolkien’s The Hobbit in 1988. For the project he created 40 illustrations that were rich in detail and quite different from previous works for Tolkien … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged book illustration, J. R. R. Tolkien, Publishing and Printing, Slovakia, the Hobbit
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Perhaps the world ends here
Perhaps the World Ends Here Joy Harjo The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live. The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on the table. So it has been since creation, … Continue reading
Mostly Miscellaneous Monday
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been using this down time to plan some travels. One of the top destinations on my list for next spring is a return to Iceland. I’ve been many time over the years, but … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Libraries, USA
Tagged Cartoons, Comics, NYC, poster art, road trip
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Every Book Cover Tells a Story
You may have seen this clever visual short story making the rounds on the interwebs this week. Take the time to read the spines to follow the theme created by Phil Shaw; it’s quite clever.
Go Ask Alice
In my never-ending quest to bore everyone to tears with my fascination with the Lewis Carroll classic, here is yet another special edition of the classic children’s book. Alicia in Terra Mirabili, is the Latin translation of Alice in Wonderland. The … Continue reading
Time Enough For Subtlety
The artist Javier Jensen has reimagined some of the most iconic covers in literary history and added clever GIFs. The effect is subtle so you have to take your time with each image. But most of us have lots of time … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Art, Books
Tagged Dr. Seuss, Francis Cugat, Great Gatsby, Sherlock Holmes, The Little Prince
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A lawsuit waiting to happen
Swedish artist Daniel Björk is behind these horrifically funny visions of classic horror films reimagined as Disney’s Wonderful World of Reading vintage children’s books. Enjoy before the lawyers make them disappear.
