Here a two videos on books and reading
Reminding me of Lucy Pinder
And a classic for the french speaking
Ladies, that one is for you !
Reminding me of some ads with mister George “What else ?” C., Penguin and Carte Noire are partenering for a seductive coffer break.
3 readers, modern and classic novels and a coffee.
Another way to promote books. Another great idea by Penguin !
So, have a cup of coffee, sit back and relax !
While I was browsing for new interesting and unusal stuff to show you I fell on that entry.
I’ve always loved books as objects and pieces of art and it always broke my heart when I found some of them torn apart in the bookshop I worked in. Probably because I couldn’t read them anymore. No need to say I’ve never cut them !
But Brian Dettmer carves them. He cuts them, pages by pages to make an original piece of art I would definitely have.
If you want to know more about the artist visit the :
Packer Gallery web site
There are some great authors unknown to the mass audience that have managed to gather a faithful group of lovers (fanatics?). One of them is the great Lovecraft responsible for the cult of Cthulhu.
Tales of madness, horror from outer spaces, evil cultists, dark gods and unspeakable oaths.
There were several attempts to put his work on screen, rather badly done we have to admit !
All our hopes are now into Dan Gildark ’s hands and his movie : “ Cthulhu. Welcome home to the end of the world“
Definitely not a wannabe blockbuster, was Tori Spelling casted for a Deep One role ?, we hope this new adaptation will honour the memory of the father of modern horror in literature.
And for you eyes only :
I’ve just found out a project to make a new screen version of the famous Pride & Prejudice.
The movie will be based on a book by Seth Grahame-Smith due to be published in the USA in April (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for Quirk Books). The author has already written How To Survive A Horror Movie and The Big Book of Porn. Unforgettable moments of literature.
So then, Feelings, Legacy and Zombies……
The oddest is the interest of Sir Elton John to be in charge of the production.
For you to wait until next week for new articles.
A flickr group on book covers and the Joe Kral gallery
And to finish, an article on a french blog
Enjoy !
I am probably in a kind of “book-cover-design-mood” this week.
Here’s an article I’ve dug up from the depth of the excellent Smashing Magazine published last April on …. well… books covers !
Enjoy
Following our previous post on cover design, I found this article on the excellent design blog Fubiz.
The idea is to print blank covers with large pixel on the edge. Place your books back on the shelves to see old school pixel art and icons !
Wonder how to find your favourite books after that !
The last (january) french edition of advancedphotoshop, a magazine for design professionals and passionates, has a very interesting article on the design of book covers : the prerequisites, the rules around it, some pieces of advices from professionals and a couple of exemple.
This reminded me of a great collection from penguin books : My Penguin.
The idea behind that is to sell at reasonable price classics with a blank cover, to let the customers design it by their own taste and then to publish these covers on the My Penguin website..
It also highlights covers from famous artists.
Although you can no longer submit your covers, this kind of offer shows the innovative approach of Penguin Books to get in touch with the readers
Bonjour,
Je travaille en collaboration avec une libriairie lilloise et nous avons la chance de recevoir Christopher Priest à Lille pour une dédicace exceptionnelle !
Toutes les infos sont là.
Alors venez nombreux Samedi 29 Novembre à Lille !
