Monday, November 22, 2010

Twitter?

Hi all,

I'd love to follow you on Twitter if you're there.

Consider leaving your @name in the comments so we can follow each other!

And if you haven't signed up yet - do it! - send me a message if you need convincing!

@liamcampbell

Sunday, November 21, 2010

meet fredrik







Hello
and thank you for all the wonderful postings! I have been wanting to contribute for a while, I am slowly surfacing into the land of the living as opposed to just working. I certainly welcome any tips/ideas on managing work flow, all sounded great at the beginning of the year, the large project spreads out then for one reason or another they all feel at the same time.

Inspired by the earlier posting about books in/as living spaces I have attached one of my favs, the stairwell.

I have been studing book binding for quite a few years now from islamic (500) to clever contemporary inventions. Much to my distress my teacher is moving back to france with the only upside being I had the opportunity to buy fredrik - the tpye block machine. So while I should be learning how to design interactive books here I am setting and heating lead type for hot stamping foils or debossing. I dream about starting up a collaborative letterpress studio one day.

So to jump topics again, if you get a chance to check out 'The Entire Beast' I thought it was a very clever and playful idea/concept executed superbly. Great for a chuckle, amazing shots and something different.

And if you feel like reading more about type
http://www.desktopmag.com.au/blogs/art-meets-type/

cheers
Mel

interesting book!

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/12249/tree-of-codes.html

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Clever kids

Thought this was a fun youtube to get out to you all. Very clever. Make sure you stay with it and watch all the way through. Thanks Liam for the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqO2fXukLJk

Monday, November 15, 2010

Book nerds unite!

Vive la Bibliophile!
Recto verso vici!

Over the weekend I had a team of authors invade my house. One by one they filed through my living room and gravitated towards my bookshelves, like bees to honey. As they poured over the collection amassed by myself and the SNH (Shiny New Husband) I was reminded that books are a shared joy, not just something to be quietly (and sometimes not so quietly) enjoyed on your own. Loved novels can be passionately discussed while large pictorial books are constant sources of inspiration and conversation.

The bookshelves themselves are a realisation of a life-long dream. I am immensely proud of my Wall 'O Book-style shelves that spans the length and height of an entire wall in my studio. A home library is an awesome sight.

The look, the feel and the shear mass of books is an exciting spectacle. So for lovers of books I give you: Bookshelf Porn.

Images sourced from Bookshelf Porn








Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Hi all,

Not much activity here, so I thought I'd share this satirical blog post about eBooks.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!


"Editor: But you gotta admit, we made a terrific cover for it."

Liam