This is an old edition of Meanwhile from an inferior, more simian newsletter platform that has unhelpfully severed all the hyperlinks. It’s included here in the archive simply for sake of completeness.
Laurence King on how anti-digital design is reshaping publishing. Such a vital publisher to the creative industries – but what's going to happen when the colouring book bubble bursts?
On the challenges of designing a book spine. My latest Creative Review column, in which I mostly lose an argument with some cereal boxes and then spend ages looking for rare back issues of McSweeney's on eBay.
Tips for getting your novel published during a skeleton apocalypse. Useful.
Old book, new look – why the classics are flying off the shelves
How long did famous novels take to write? And who doesn't love a nice big round infographic?
It's Nice That look at Monotype’s new retro sci-fi typeface Posterama, designed by Jim Ford. Expect this to appear on Typeset in the Future… in the future.
Jack Womack's new book, Flying Saucers are Real!, tracks UFO imagery from the 50s and 60s. Creative Review have some pics.
Tall order – Theo Inglis considers the use of tall type and seeks out striking examples of ultra-condensed type.
Is literature better at coming up with complex women protagonists than Hollywood? A long history of book-to-film adaptations suggests so.
Making an art poster – a free 35-minute Skillshare class with Mr Chip Kidd. You can't beat a spot of Skillshare in the afternoon.