The Pelican Project, a collection of Pelican book covers spanning six decades
Tag: design
Style sheet naming in InDesign
How stylish are you? India Amos describes her method for naming style sheets in InDesign, good tips for a budding book designer.
Paul Rand fan club
The Paul Rand modern graphic design fan club, anything and everything Rand on Flickr.
Michael Bierut interview
A video interview with Michael Bierut, offering a journey through the world of typography. Now with the paywall down, I can post the article that accompanies the interview.
The Crystal Goblet
The Crystal Goblet. Beatrice Warde’s essay on the need for transparent typography.
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.