…one of the longest novels ever written… consists of 7 volumes… has a total of approximately 1.5 million words… which equals with the english translation 7485656 characters / 140 = 53469 tweets. One tweet per hour = 2228 days or 6.1 years…
interesting project by jonas lund who is tweeting ‘in search of time’ by marcel proust in ‘140 character’ bite sizes…
this beautiful thick book arrived in the studio this week: ‘amsterdam in stukken’ made by the world as flatland, the accompanying website shows a few representative spreads but also hints at the almost online-like apprearance of the whole structure
it contains a vast amount of data and varying media & formats but the layered/interactive design approach actually works very well to guide you through the mass of data it contains, very original; worth getting hold of a copy to see for yourself…
anybody with children (and many without) will be familiar with the story of ‘the gruffalo’, here is a short behind the scenes documentary
based on the book written by ‘julia donaldson’ and illustrated by ‘axel scheffer’ the animated film was made in collaboration with talented animators studio soi and french composer ‘rené aubry’
the first publication by new quality art publisher ‘off print’ is a monograph of talented local duo scheltens & abbenes of whom i am a big fan, i haven’t seen the actual book yet but it looks very promising to me… i’m looking forward to hearing more from ‘off print’ too
a beautiful new monography of ‘neo geo’ artist ashley bickerton designed by mister stefan sagmeister has just been released, if you have $2.500 dollars to spare there is even a limited edition in a balinese carved wooden slipcase with handcarved book block edges and pressed orchids inserted between the pages…
