The Troy Book Makers

A Great Looking Read: Cardon Webb and Sam Potts

jessika — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:36 +0000

Who doesn’t love when a series of books has a secret design trick up its sleeve? Sometimes, when you get the whole set assembled, you find the spines line up to reveal a panorama. In the case of this set, written by Oliver Sacks, designer Cardon Webb took a different approach.

Since these books are not a series, unless you were an avid reader of Oliver Sacks you might never realize what a treat his books are all together. To see more of Cardon’s work, take a look at this (pink and green arrows below the alphabet to navigate). There are a variety of projects on the Cardon Design site, including some looks at book binding and hand-drawn type face… So explore!

You can also take a look at a similar book-puzzle style done by Sam Potts for a series of natural history/science books by Stephen Jay Gould. Sam Potts has done quote a spread of work, including multiple covers for John Hodgman books and CD jackets for They Might Be Giants.

Thursday Quote: Matthew Arnold

jessika — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:26 +0000

“Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret.”

Matthew Arnold

Thursday Quote: Samuel Butler

jessika — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00:57 +0000

“Books want to be born: I never make them. They come to me and insist on being written, and on being such and such.”

Samuel Butler

A Great Looking Read: Leatherbound Volumes

jessika — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:00:54 +0000

If you love to read snazzy looking books, check out the Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics Series. Over 50 titles, including multi-books (such as The Chronicles of Narnia, or the Complete Works of William Shakespeare).

While not every cover is a work of art, each is tastefully done -with lovely details, even on the spine and back cover. The books are also reasonably priced (most between $10 and $20), and a great way to elevate the look of your bookcase at home.

The Making of a Book Cover

Melissa — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:26:36 +0000

This video is a fast-forward through making a book cover, for the third in a series.

Thursday Quote: T.S. Eliot

jessika — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:00:01 +0000

“If you start with a bang, you won’t end with a whimper.”

T.S. Eliot

Works of Fiction by Grant Snider

Melissa — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:11:25 +0000

Check out Grant Snider’s website.

Ira Glass on Storytelling

Melissa — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:07:56 +0000

A great all-type video:

Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.

Word Book Night

Melissa — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:36:00 +0000

Want to share a great book? Volunteer to be a Book Giver on World Book Night.

Find out how at: www.us.worldbooknight.org

Thursday Quote: Edna Ferber

jessika — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:00:19 +0000

“Life can’t ever really defeat a writer who is in love with writing, for life itself is a writer’s lover until death – fascinating, cruel, lavish, warm, cold, treacherous, constant.”

Edna Ferber