May 1, 2013
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I was locked a conference room last week looking at books coming out in the fall, so tI have a lot of catching up to do… At the Financial Times, Andrew O’Hagan on the influence of other art forms on … Continue reading
March 5, 2013
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‘The Art of Harvey Kurtzman’ curated by Monte Beauchamp and Denis Kitchen opens at the Museum of American Illustration in New York on March 6th. Boing Boing has more (via Drawger). On a related note: Steven Heller on Al Capp … Continue reading
February 22, 2013
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Or a Few Thoughts on the Cover Design of The Bell Jar (An Illustrated Essay of Sorts) In his recent essay ‘Graphic Design Criticism as a Spectator Sport’ designer Michael Bierut (author of 79 Short Essays on Design) suggested that … Continue reading
February 22, 2013
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Decaying Rabelaisians – An interesting look at the current state of French literature by Florence Uniacke for The Spectator: Will Hobson, former contributing editor at Granta, says that fiction, philosophy, memoir and non-fiction (amongst other genres) are not clearly defined in France like … Continue reading
January 11, 2013
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Flavorwire asked a number of prominent designers — including Coralie Bickford-Smith, John Gall, Peter Mendelsund and Barbara deWilde — to choose their favourite book covers designs from the previous year. I feel a slight tinge of regret that the cover … Continue reading