Allison Wilton's emoticon book

Posted on June 19, 2008 Under Books

Emoticons are that part of the Internet we make fun of tweens for using, but mockery quickly turns into imitation, and next thing you know you're trading text messages with your girlfriend by giving her a kiss :*. Until you…

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A Black & White Giveaway

Posted on June 11, 2008 Under Books

Our pal Stinger, the Netherlands-based designer behind Zeptonn Labs, has finally dropped his latest book project, Black & White Freedrawings. So named thanks to the no restrictions given, no holds barred approach to the 160 drawings held inside, the book…

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PSFK's Snapshot Books

Posted on June 9, 2008 Under Books

Site pal and PSFK man-in-charge Piers Fawkes is at it again, this time with his Snapshot San Francisco book series. His team has taken to the streets to put together a snapshot report of what they call the most unique…

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Camp Camp, Book Giveaway

Posted on June 3, 2008 Under Books

Camp, a favorite (often forgotten) American kids past time. Everyone went -- if you didn't go, you wished you could have. It was the one place on earth where appropriated Native American terminology, competitive sports, social hierarchy, and libido-soaked nights…

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Viction:ary's Printwork

Posted on May 19, 2008 Under Books

This spring, Victionary returns with Printwork, a softcover book that allows 50-plus designers to showcase their printing techniques across 248 pages. The newest edition of our favorite look book seeks to promote those designers who prefer to put a unique…

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The Lost Ones

Posted on May 16, 2008 Under Books

Zune Arts is an absolute must-see for anyone who wants to be on the cutting edge of emerging art. The collaborations they foster between artists are dependably kick ass and always push the envelope. They continue to break new ground…

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WALK Travel Guides

Posted on May 2, 2008 Under Books

What do you normally do when you go on vacation? Pay too much for dinner? Get lost? Argue with your significant other? Sure, but mostly you take lots of pictures. The jetsetters over at WALK photographic travel guides recognize that…

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Kate T. Williamson: At a Crossroads

Posted on May 1, 2008 Under Books

There's a certain ennui that sets in right after college graduation. It's the first time that you're free from an academic life you've been enduring since you were five, but it's also the first time that you really have to…

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EtsyFound: First Thoughts

Posted on April 8, 2008 Under Books

As most creative personages are aware, capturing the essence of an original thought is vital to the genesis of a brilliant idea. Often times those seeking to innovate lay in bed with a computer or notepad nearby just in case…

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Jessica Joslin: Strange Nature

Posted on April 4, 2008 Under Books

Jessica Joslin is the kind of artist who would worry Darwin: bones, brass, glass, and pieces of musical instrument are all soldered together to form impossible skeletal animals that either, a) you'd find in a backwater taxidermy shop from the…

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