Book Carving by Guy Laramee
Amazing book carving titled ‘Biblios’ by French artist Guy Laramee. Check out the SOURCE.
“Indie Rock Poster Book” Book
Montreal non-profit, Yellow Bird Project, delivers a new “indie” inspired poster bookfor the masses. Book by its Cover gives their take on Indie Rock Poster Book. “The Andy J. Miller and the Yellow Bird Project have done it again, this time as art you can hang on your wall! This is a book of posters made by illustrators [...]
iSteve
There are plenty of books about Apple CEO Steve Jobs — we’ve read a few of them — but there’s only one that’s got his official seal of approval. Written by hand-picked biographer Walter Isaacson, iSteve: The Book of Jobs ($17) tells the tale of Steve’s professional and personal life, informed by unprecedented access to Jobs, [...]
STONERS’ DELIGHT
There are so many things you can do with cannabis besides smoking it away in a big ol’ blunt. And Stoners’ Delight ($10) is here to tell you about some of them. Weighing in at less than a 100 pages — give the authors a break, they were probably busy, umm, “testing” the recipes — this [...]
LOCALS ONLY: CALIFORNIA SKATEBOARDING 1975-1978
Locals Only is the photographic history of the the 70’s California skate scene during the height of the drought which lead to explosion in not only bowl riding but the sport of skateboarding. “One afternoon in 1975, a young photographer named Hugh Holland drove up Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Los Angeles and encountered skateboarders carving [...]
DOPPELGANGER: IMAGES OF THE HUMAN BEING
The cover alone has me intrigued for this forthcoming book from Gestalten on the human form. “Doppelganger presents current trends in capturing the visual identity of human beings. Each of its seven chapters explores a different creative approach: Embody, Dissolve, Appeal, Reshape, Perform, Deform, and Escape. The book is a compelling and entertaining collection of groundbreaking [...]
BEER: A GENUINE COLLECTION OF CANS
Dwell tipped us on coverage of Beer: A Genuine Collection of Cans. They say, “Wine labels have recently received acclaim for their more astute designs so its high time beer branders were awarded the same salute. A new coffee table-topper from Chronicle Books, Beer: A Genuine Collection of Cans, peers into the 1,400-plus collection of beer [...]
TOP 5 BOOKS
Though this year consumers had their pick of platforms with the e-reader, iPad and at its tail end, the ambitious Google eBooks project all at the pinnacle of published matter, print stood strong and proved that just like with the movies, the book is usually better. 3DD Photographer Henry Hargreaves’ “3DD” took an in-your-face approach [...]
Steven Heller’s “Stripes Strip Humanity”
There is some history we don’t want surfacing as a fashion trend. (We’re looking at you, Neighborhood). That said, Steven Heller’s “Stripes Strip Humanity” from imprint is terrific and our tip for read of the day. He begins, “Prison uniforms are graphically designed so an inmate can be immediately recognized as such. Originally a horizontal white [...]
Stern FOTOGRAFIE Portfolio No. 62 – Hedi Slimane
Hedi Slimane is the latest photographer to be featured in the Stern FOTOGRAFIEseries. Here’s Highsnobiety’s take on the book: “After recently releasing the impressive 4-cover Claudia Schiffer issue, shot by Karl Lagerfeld, the new Stern FOTOGRAFIE Portfolio No. 62 showcases the works of Hedi Slimane, bringing an impressive overview of the works of the fashion designer turned photographer [...]
LIFE: KEITH RICHARDS
Bedtime reading with the kids just moved up a few notches. Or sideways. Check more here.
CREEPIOSITY
Disturbing, insightful, and more often than not hilarious, Creepiosity ($6) celebrates the unintentionally creepy with zest and zeal. From hairless cats and used Band-Aids to scarily life-like baby dolls and a smiling Dick Cheney, this 190 page paperback will keep you entertained from cover-to-cover. source
BICYCLE DIARIES
When in Rome and all that. I have been doing a bit of bicycle riding in China, so this book has been fun to read. A fan of earlier Talking Heads, I think David Byrne is an awesome thinker. His series of diary posts come from around the world on various tours, with each city [...]
