December 2008 Archives
Postcard, a new book by FL@33 and published by Laurence King, was sent to me recently by Chronicle Books. This book is all about, you guessed it, postcards. There are some interesting surprises inside as well.
Postcards are those little pieces of our travels or vacations that many of us like to send to our families. We also get a kick out of sending them to friends to brag a little and simply to tell them, "Boy, having a GREAT time, wish you were here."
A postcard book such as this has some of the more elaborate types of communication tools that may give you some ideas on how to make your next trip to faraway places, or even from your backyard, even more artistic when you send them to your chosen, lucky recipients.
Many of us like all things printable. I am constantly amazed at the beautiful art that results. Well, I've received another wonderful book from Chronicle Books that is all about this. The Printmaking Bible: A Complete Guide to Printing Materials and Techniques has all things print - and it is complete.
It's nice to have a book that can be used as a hands-on guide to all the things you'd ever want to know about printing - from offset, to silkscreening, hand-tooled. Coming in at over 400 pages, even including information on print workshops that you can sign up for and attend, the Complete Guide has everything.
What's up with all the bad uses of apostrophes? I see them badly abused all the time - especially when it comes to the plural use of words. C'mon, folks, think about it!
