Meanwhile #154
Unabridged, unedited and un-updated.
— The reprinted Usborne Book of the Future (“a view from the 1970s of the year 200 … and beyond”) is a thing of beauty. Aside from a new forward from futurologist Tom Cheesewright, they’ve left it exactly as it was when it was first published in 1979, complete with illustrations from Gordon Davies, Terry Hadley, Brian Lewis, Michael Roffe and George Thompson. Also, it’s an absolute steal – other publishers would’ve chucked this out at some absurdly inflated price for the middle-aged nostalgists, but Usborne’s cover price is £12.99.
— My Child, The Algorithm, a new cover for Footnote.
— There are less than fifty working analog photo booths remaining in the world now – FotoAutomat are busy restoring them and oh boy are they pretty. The behind the scenes shots of their workshop is well worth a gander.
— Michael Crichton’s feedback on Chip Kidd’s Jurassic Park cover. Best fax ever.
— While London’s skyline continues to look like a tribute to Albert Steptoe’s teeth, Paris’ longstanding ban on buildings above 37 metres proves that cities don’t need skyscrapers to thrive.
— “They’re not actually about death, they’re about life” – Austin Kleon on getting motivated by reading the obituaries every morning.
— Jaap Biemans (aka CoverJunkie) talks to MagCulture about his new magazine cover exhibition The Originals, currently at Madé van Krimpen in Amsterdam. PLEASE BRING THIS TO THE UK, ANYONE.
— This photo by Julie Hamlin.
— Interesting interview with The Made Shop’s Marke Johnson about the design of the Poker Face opening titles, including one particularly lovely detail: that tiny copyright line – “[There was ] a back and forth with lawyers and legal, and even Natasha Lyonne got involved and went to bat for it. Everyone fought for this copyright block. It seemed like such a small thing, but in my mind, it makes it.”
— “If it moves, shoot it with a Canon”