Reads tagged with “illustration”

Coralie Bickford-Smith’s Book Covers for Penguin Classics

Gorgeous pattern-driven designs, part Victorian wallpaper, part modernist upholstery, that breathe new life into some of literature’s greatest classics.

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PICKED: Faucet Face

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And The Pursuit of Happiness: Maira Kalman Illustrates Democracy

“We hope. We despair. We hope. We despair. This is what governs us. We have a bipolar system.”

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13 Words: Lemony Snicket + Maira Kalman

A despondent dog, a busy bird, and what iconic illustration has to do with the iPad.

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Postcards to Alphaville: A Love Letter to Film

Sketching Woody Allen, or what Sigourney Weaver has to do with watercolor.

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Just a Few Cards: 9 Artists Reimagine the Holiday Card

What exploding Christmases have to do with data visualization and mid-century nautica.

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An Awesome Book of Thanks! Dallas Clayton Celebrates Gratitude

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Steven Johnson on Where Good Ideas Come From

“Chance favors the connected mind.”

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The Exquisite Book: 100 Artists Play a Collaborative Game

Conceptual horizons, or why the time to judge a book by its cover may have just arrived.

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The War Prayer: Mark Twain on War and Morality, Animated

“None but the dead are permitted to tell the truth.”

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Reads tagged with “illustration”

Gorgeous pattern-driven designs, part Victorian wallpaper, part modernist upholstery, that breathe new life into some of literature’s greatest classics.

“We hope. We despair. We hope. We despair. This is what governs us. We have a bipolar system.”

A despondent dog, a busy bird, and what iconic illustration has to do with the iPad.

Sketching Woody Allen, or what Sigourney Weaver has to do with watercolor.

What exploding Christmases have to do with data visualization and mid-century nautica.

“Chance favors the connected mind.”

Conceptual horizons, or why the time to judge a book by its cover may have just arrived.

“None but the dead are permitted to tell the truth.”

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