Bonefolder is out

The latest issue of Bonefolder is out. (I know I am a little late with the news but I only got to down load and read it this weekend)

For anyone interested in the book arts, artists books, book binding or the paper arts this online mag is well worth downloading as it is presented as a PDF file.

If you are not aware of this publication browse the back issues they are all of high quality and of interest.

 

A Book by its Cover

I have recently discovered A Book by its Cover a blog kept by Julia Rothman an illustrator who likes to share and highlight beautiful books. Rothman focuses on all sorts of books. Handmade books, sketchbooks and mass produced all feature but the common theme is that they are exquisitely designed and laid out. The page spreads are just lush.

 

Freshly Blended a blog

Nicole Lecht a bookbinder and print designer writes a regular blog, Freshly Blended which I have been reading lately. The design process, inspiration, techniques and products sold in her Etsy shop are reported consistently.

 

Thomas Schostok’s gluebooks

German designer Thomas Schostok creates some great collage pieces in what he calls gluebooks which are to be found online on his site.

The screenshot is taken from the “Bad Taste” gluebook

While on the site check out his type faces and webdesigns too. They are certainly an individual style.
Found with thanks via collage clearinghouse

 

Found magazine

Found magazine collects and displays online what they describe as “Found stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids’ homework, to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles - anything that gives a glimpse into someone else’s life.”

The site acts as a peek into peoples lives but you only ever have a fragment of the story reflected in these small pieces of ephemera.

The news section of the site is a blog and well worth dipping into.

 

French Manuscript Illumination of the Middle Ages

French Manuscript Illumination of the Middle Ages presents French manuscripts from the Getty Museum’s collection. This includes books spanning a period of over 700 years, from the mid-800s through the early 1500s.

 

Burmese life

BibliOdyssey has featured digitized images of a book of watercolour sketches of Burmese life recorded by a local artist in 1897. The illustrations are accompanied by a description written by a missionary.

The book is held online at the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford titled ‘Watercolour Paintings of Burmese Life’

[Note click ‘Open Item’ to navigate through the book]

 

Talwin Morris

Talwin Morris (1865-1911) was the Art Director for the publisher Blackie and Son. The image gallery houses an electronic catalogue of 60 images of designs. Anyone interested in book design and illustration in the Glasgow Style, which was a Scottish expression of Art Nouveau, will find this site of interest. Morris commissioned book designs. A key designer being Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

The Book designs of Talwin Morris is a second site that explores the Glasgow style, along side information on bookbinding and a history of the publishing house Blackie and Sons.