http://www.metafilter.com/tags/Book+design Posts tagged with 'Book' and 'design' at MetaFilter. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:59:08 -0800 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:59:08 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/85407/We%2Dlive%2Din%2Dthe%2Dcity%2Dof%2Ddreams%2DWe%2Ddrive%2Don%2Dthe%2Dhighway%2Dof%2Dfire David Byrne has just published a new book about bicycles called <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0670021148/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/">Bicycle Diaries</a></em>. A long time rider, Byrne muses on how the world looks and works from the vantage point of a cyclist. It's <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/books/review/Nicholson-t.html">getting</a> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-book21-2009sep21,0,5939629.story">pretty</a> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/25/AR2009092501502.html">good</a> <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/18/RV4I19G9B9.DTL">reviews</a>. To launch the book, Byrne is touring the US and arranging public forums. Each event features a civic leader, an urban theorist, a bicycle advocate, and Byrne himself speaking about bikes in cities. Here’s a <a href="http://www.davidbyrne.com/art/books/bicycle_diaries/index.php#events">schedule of the upcoming events</a>. He’s also designed some <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brCk1-AVvRk">bike racks</a> for his hometown of New York City. Special Bonus Links! Byrne's review of <em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/books/review/Byrne-t.html">Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities</a></em> by Jeff Mapes A <a href="http://www.davidbyrne.com/art/bike_racks/index.php">map of Byrne's Bike Racks</a>. A three part <a href="http://www.thefader.com/2009/5/27/slideshow-david-byrne-takes-us-on-a-guided-tour-of-his-insane-office-part-i/">tour of Byrne's New York studio</a>. David Byrne on <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203440104574403293064136098.html#articleTabs%3Darticle">the perfect city</a>. (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/85001/A-Talking-Head-Dreams-of-a-Perfect-City">Previously</a>) tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.85407 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:59:08 -0800 bicycle BicycleDiaries Bike Bikerack book City DavidByrne design Urban Toekneesan http://www.metafilter.com/84735/Design%2DOn%2DDemand <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Coupland">Douglas Coupland</a> wants you to <a href="http://www.customizedcoupland.com/">design your own cover</a> for his new book, <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/6125639/Generation-A-by-Douglas-Coupland-review.html">Generation A.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.84735 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:28:51 -0800 book coupland cover customizable design Digamanstwitterstreamisanunendingfontofwonders fiction nearfuture novel The Whelk http://www.metafilter.com/82257/Milkcrates%2Dare%2Dalso%2Dokay <a href="http://incrediblethings.com/lists/20-Brilliant-Bookcases/">20 Brilliant Bookcases</a> via ( <small> <a href="http://mightygodking.com">mightygodking</a></small> ) tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.82257 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:41:14 -0800 Book bookcases design IKEA incrediblethings latenightpostsgetnorespect opus Quad shelves storage tangram The Whelk http://www.metafilter.com/75750/Romance%2DNovel%2DCover%2DDesign The <a href="http://www.covercafe.com/contest/2007/intro-res07.html">Best Romance Novel Covers</a> of the year - click on the winner of each category to see the Top Ten and explanations. Also the site doesn't avoid the snark with a worst cover category [The winner is <a href="http://www.covercafe.com/contest/2007/WO-res07.html">Big Spankable Asses</a> [maybe NSFW]]. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.75750 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:23:57 -0800 book cover design novel romance meech http://www.metafilter.com/73848/book%2Ddesign%2Dstories <a href="http://wiedler.ch/felix/books">book (design) stories</a>: modernist book design in germany and switzerland 1925–1965 (and beyond) tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.73848 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:31:30 -0800 book design germany modernism switzerland carsonb http://www.metafilter.com/66762/Cooking%2Dthe%2DBooks Multinational food and pharmaceutical company <a href="http://www.podravka.com/en/index.php">Podrovka</a> is cooking its books -- literally. Its latest annual report includes a section that must be <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2007/11/13/well-done-a-food-company-annual-report-that-has-to-be-cooked-first/">baked in the oven before it can be read</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.66762 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:43:46 -0800 annualreport bake book cook cooking design financials food ink oven podrovka recipe report brain_drain http://www.metafilter.com/64778/Home%2DBeautiful <a href="http://interiordesigner.fatcow.com/blogfixed/?p=41">101 Things I Hate About Your House</a> Advice on how to <a href="http://interiordesigner.fatcow.com/blogfixed/?p=49">choose safe cleaning products</a> for the home, create <a href="http://interiordesigner.fatcow.com/blogfixed/?p=42">chocolate dessert recipes</a> and <a href="http://interiordesigner.fatcow.com/blogfixed/?p=47">book reviews</a>. No, it's not <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Stewart">Martha Stewart</a>, but rather, helpful tips from interior designer <a href="http://interiordesigner.fatcow.com/blogfixed/?p=34">James Swan</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.64778 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:01:57 -0800 book cleaning design interior James recipes reviews Swan tips CameraObscura http://www.metafilter.com/61219/Russian%2DBook%2DJackets%2D19171942 <a href="http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?num=0&parent_id=1030351&word=&snum=&s=&notword=&d=&c=&f=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&imgs=12&pNum=">Russian Book Jackets, 1917-1942</a>, courtesy of the <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/40119/NYPL-web-gallery">NYPLDG</a>. [Via <a href="http://growabrain.typepad.com/">Growabrain</a>] tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.61219 Wed, 16 May 2007 11:26:44 -0800 Book Design Dust Gallery Jackets Russian Alvy Ampersand