The Crystal Goblet. Beatrice Warde’s essay on the need for transparent typography.
Tag: design
The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Atomic Radiation
The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Atomic Radiation. A great old cover from Penguin books, not to mention the title.
Sparkle and Spin
Sparkle and Spin, the classic Rand kids book. Thinking that I may have to pick up a copy of this one.
Letters from designers
Hand written letter project features submissions from a number of the top design studios.
Sheep in wolf’s clothing
Tankbooks are the same size and format as cigarette packs. Marketed under the banner, “Tales to take your breath away,” they arrive fresh on the heels of the recent UK smoking ban.
It’s hard to say what sort of readability these things are going to have, considering the small form factor. They are pretty cool as objects, but I’d probably feel a bit poncy reading such a tiny little book in public. That said, if you can pick ’em up for a few quid, it would be worth considering. Especially if they’re available from a cigarette machine.