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The Art of Paper Cutting

Phyl — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:38:57 +0000

This sort of exquisite paper cutting has absolutely nothing to do with accidentally slicing into your finger with the sharp edge of that envelope flap! [...]

Books I Want – American Trademarks: a Compendium

Phyl — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:09:22 +0000

I don’t know why, but I just love stuff like this. I’d really like to get American Trademarks: a Compendium, published by Chronicle Books. When you read the blurb at that site, you see that Eric Baker (who currently blogs at DesignObserver.com) and Tyler Blik originally edited a three-volume set called Trademarks, but those have [...]

Ramayana: Divine Loophole

Phyl — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:48:20 +0000

You know the two major Greek mythological epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey? They could take lessons in greatness and epic sweep from The Ramayana and the other, even more massive Hindu epic, The Mahabharata. [...]

1000 Fonts: I want this book!

Phyl — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:47:31 +0000

This is just too lovely, and shows what a bookish geek I am.

1000 Fonts, published by Chronicle Books, Edited by Bob Gordon with text by Graham Davis, Robin Dodd, and Keith Martin, is just what it sounds like: a book that shows the complete alphabet and numerals in 1000 different fonts. It’s supposed to [...]