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From New York 06/17/09
About A Girl: Molly Young permalinkOur latest About a Girl is 23-year-old writer and blogger Molly Young, who caught our attention because she’s not just cute and stylish, but pretty smart, too. In addition to her own personal blog, Magic Molly, Young’s work has been featured in More Intelligent Life, n+1, and Maxim. All this, and she’s still in bed by 10 pm. |
From Los Angeles 06/12/09
Hey Fudge permalinkHey Fudge is the first solo book from Travis Millard, creator of Fudge Factory comics. The book is a compendium of his work, new and old, and includes a 30-page opus entitled “Michael Jackson in Exile.”
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From London 06/05/09
Don’t Let the Bastards Cheer You Up permalinkDon’t Let the Bastards Cheer You Up, Harland Miller’s show at Baltic, features entirely works that Miller made or adapted specifically for the gallery. Included in the exhibition are several paintings adapted from Miller’s ‘Bad Weather’ series, and based off of old Penguin dust-jackets customized with references to the place where Miller grew up. Through July 19. |
From New York 06/05/09
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From Los Angeles 05/29/09
Your Golden Opportunity is Coming Very Soon permalinkPhotographer RJ Shaughnessy‘s book, Your Golden Opportunity is Coming Very Soon, is a simple black and white collection of the aftermath of scrapes and fender-benders. Viewed together, the photos are eerily and unsettling, and serve to remind us that we really never know what’s around the bend—it could be another bend.
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From New York 05/15/09
Michael Worful and Jason Polan permalinkSt. Louis-based photographer Michael Worful and NY-based photographer Jason Polan just completed their second book of photography, which they self-published. They’ll have copies of the book with this then Saturday, from 2-3pm, when they’ll be at Taco Bell on 14th St. They’ll also be drawing, if you want to join them.
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From Los Angeles 05/14/09
Dark Night of the Soul permalinkStrange but true: David Lynch has teamed up with Sparklehorse and Danger Mouse to create Dark Night of the Soul, an album of songs written by Sparklehorse and Danger Mouse—with help from the likes of the Flaming Lips, Vic Chestnutt, Iggy Pop and Frank Black—and packaged with a book of photos taken by Lynch. NPR has posted an exclusive first listen of the entire album. It’s Lynchian, to say the least. |
From New York 04/28/09
On The Record permalinkFrom Nylon editor Luke Crisell and Scratch DJ Academy founder Rob Principe comes On The Record: The Scratch Academy DJ Guide. The book includes interviews with the old school (Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Caz, Grand Wizard Theodore), the new school (DJ AM, Z-Trip, A-Trak) and the in-between (Q-Bert, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Rob Swift) to provide a comprehensive guide for anyone who aspires to be more than just an on-the-go-playlist kind of dude. |
From Los Angeles 04/17/09
Vans Birth of Icons Book permalinkThe Vans Birth of Icons book just might be the best news I’ve ever heard. Beginning with a look at the history of Vans and how far it has come, I think if you’ve never been aware of just how much love and radness goes into this company then you’re going to be in for a great read. Vans fanatics (myself included) will probably not be able to put this one down for months. June 1st is the release so keep those eyes peeled. X - Jen
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From Los Angeles 04/03/09
An Awesome Book permalinkDallas Clayton’s very awesome world has produced An Awesome Book, which is awesome indeed. With a Seussian world-view, Clayton encourages big dreams in the form of jellybean cars and musical baboons. He claims this book has made eight out of 20 readers cry in a good way, and we believe him.
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From New York 03/24/09
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From London 03/23/09
Doshi Levian’s Principessa permalinkBritish design team Doshi Levian’s Principessa is a rare gem. The Princess and the Pea- inspired daybed combines gypsy fabric, modern design and fairy tale nostalgia for a piece that’s so exciting it makes you want to take a nap. And that’s a good thing. |
From Elsewhere 03/20/09Tennis Courts permalinkGiasco Bertoli has been photographing empty tennis courts for nearly 10 years. Nieves newly launched book - simply titled ”Tennis Courts” - collects 60 pages of his long-lasting aesthetic obsession, capturing the beauty and loneliness of spaces unused and forgotten.
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From New York 02/18/09
Never Sleep permalinkDesign firm Dress Code (see photo) has just published a book, Never Sleep, about how to go from being a student to being a professional. Why wouldn’t you trust your future to these guys? |
From Elsewhere 01/28/09
The Book Cover Archive permalinkThe Book Cover Archive presents a highly-curated collection of modern and classic covers, searchable by photographer, art director, publisher, author and genre. Whoever said “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover” obviously wasn’t a graphic designer. |
From London 01/26/09
This Is For You Contest permalinkRob Ryan’s intricate paper designs are as sweet as those little candy hearts (the ones that say “Be Mine;” not the ones that say “Let’s Talk"), which is why we’re giving away an exclusive signed Rob Ryan print (from a limited-edition of 49) and five copies of his new book, This is For You, published by Chronicle Books. Enter now through February 11. If you win, give it to a loved one—or just keep it for yourself. |
From Los Angeles 01/16/09
Man on the Street: David Kramer permalinkDavid Kramer is one third of Family Books and one-half of Hope Gallery, two places that are quickly becoming epicenters of Los Angeles’s creative community. He’s also incredibly smart, nice and not afraid to sleep less and drink less, if that’s what it takes. We recently caught up with David to hear him expound on art, adolescence and people who don’t read. Check it out here. |
From San Francisco 01/15/09
Thread by Patrick Trefz permalinkThread, a new book from photographer and filmmaker Patrick Trefz, is a collection of dreamy, nostalgic surf, ocean and travel imagery from the two years that Trefz spent wandering backroads and shooting a 16mm film of the same name.
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From New York 01/09/09
UO Interviews: Tim Barber permalinkTim Barber has more than his fair share of pots simmering on the stove. Photographer, curator, publisher, designer and the brains behind tinyvices.com, it makes you wonder how he finds the time to be a cat-lady. Oh yes, he’s a cat-lady, too. Read on here to hear him talk about it, even though he’d probably rather just skip over the cat part. |
From London 01/07/09
Andre Jordan permalinkAndre Jordan channels despair, depression, angst, unrequited love and nearly every other disparaging emotion of modern-day life through the sweet (and usually pretty sad) drawings and doodles on his blog and in his new book, Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now, released this week.
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From New York 12/31/08
Catalog: The Illustrated History of Mail-Order Shopping permalinkIn this tome, author Robin Cherry traces the catalog from the farming supply days of Montgomery Ward to the infamous J.Peterson and all the goods in between—from submarine to aquarium bathtub—once available to be shipped to your door. |
From Elsewhere 12/30/08
Peter Beste permalinkAs one of our graphic designers said, “If there were two subcultures I wouldn’t want to fuck with, it’d be Norwegian Black Metal and Dirty South Rap.” In 2008, Peter Beste released a book called—what do you know—True Norwegian Black Metal, and 2009 promises to bring his monograph of Houston Rap Culture. It’s his world and we just live in it.
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From New York 12/22/08
We Are Experienced permalinkPhotographer Danielle Levitt spent years documenting the teenagers in We Are Experienced, and the resulting cross section includes pageant queens, prom goers, suburban goths, band members (both punk and marching), skaters, Wiccans and wanna-bes. The result is a compendium of adolescent life more accurate than any yearbook could ever be.
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From Austin 12/16/08
Monofonus Press permalinkA one-year subscription to record label and publisher Monofonus Press gets you three multimedia packages, each of which contains one digital element (like music or a video), a book or zine, and something handprinted, like art or a T-shirt. It beats the hell out of 52 issues of US Weekly. |
From Elsewhere 12/10/08
UO Interviews: Handmade Nation permalinkHandmade Nation is a both a book (published in November by Princeton Architectural Press), and an independently-produced documentary about the rise of DIY and crafts. On a recent morning in Milwaukee, we caught up with filmmaker and author Faythe Levine and Handmade Nation co-author Cortney Heimerl to talk about arts, crafts, and punk rock. |
From Australia 12/04/08
Nobody Told Me There’d Be Days Like These permalinkNobody Told Me There’d be Days Like These is a collection of 15 short stories by Amanda Maxwell, accompanied by 15 color illustrations by Sarah Larnach. Both are transplanted New Zealanders (Larnach did the cover art for good friend and fellow Kiwi Ladyhawke) now living in Sydney, and catch them this Sunday at Monster Children Gallery for an exhibition and book signing. |
From New York 12/01/08
The Mind Full permalinkWe love Robin Cameron because she’s kind of out there in a “spiritual wanderer” sort of way. Her latest book, The Mind Full, is like getting a free pass to hang out inside her head for awhile. |
From Elsewhere 11/21/08
Penguin Fine Books permalinkOnce again, Penguin has provoked our intense book lust with this series of beautifully bound hardback books designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. The set includes The Picture of Dorian Grey, Pride and Prejudice, Madame Bovary, Wuthering Heights, Sense and Sensibility, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Crime and Punishment, Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, and Cranford. Unfortunately, they’re only available in the U.K. at the moment, so those of us Stateside have to continue to make do with our dog-eared paperbacks. |
