Glow in the Dark Book

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Sawa Tanaka has come up with an amazing concept for this book about nocturnal animals!

If more books glowed in the dark, there would be less need for reading lights. Someone should get on that.

Bookish Wallpapers for Your Mobile Device (from Poolga)

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Check out other wallpapers at Poolga!

Multipurpose Book Storage

Ex-libris
If only I had an office...

Rotate It by Sherry An
A good storage solution for dorm rooms.

Trick by Sakura Adachi (via dornob)
Awesome!

Bookcave also by Sakura Adachi
I might be too claustrophobic for this...

Lost in Sofa by Daisuke Motogi Architecture
Just imagine all the loose change you'll find in there.

Bookinist by Nils Holger Moormann

And it even has a secret compartment!

Mike Stilkey is a Guy who Paints on Books

Mike Stilkey is an artist who uses discarded books, which would have ended up in a dumpster, as a canvas for murals and sculptures. Watch the video below to see his process.


Mike Stilkey's Reminiscent from Daniel "YB" Ybarra on Vimeo.

See more examples of his work: MikeStilkey.com

The Exquisite Book

The Exquisite Book is collaboration between 100 artists and is based on the game Exquisite corpse (I remember playing a variation of this game in my English class in junior high). With each artist contributing one page, the books is divided into 10 chapters. Each page is connected by a shared horizon line. Collaborators only have the page preceding their own to reference to.

Watch the video below for a better explanation:


The Exquisite Book from ALSO on Vimeo.

Win a copy! 
Mint is giving away a copy of The Exquisite Book and sketchbook on their blog. All you have to do is leave a comment (deadline to enter is Tuesday, November 9th). Why not try your luck?

Buy the book! 
Purchase the book at Chronicle Books and receive 25% off plus free shipping (sweet!) when you enter the promo code EXQ.

If you're holiday shopping, this is a great book for any art lover!

Olympia Le-Tan

You may have seen embroidery inspired by literature and the popular book purse.

Olympia Le-Tan combines both concepts to recreate classic and familiar book designs into embroidered masterpieces that also serves as a clutch/bag. 

 

 Image Credit: Olympia Le-Tan

I'm very tempted to buy one!

Mind Design: Chopped Books Art Piece

This art piece by Mind Design is constructed from curved books to resemble locks of hair. A very clever interior piece for a hair salon!

(Image credit: Design Mind)

Littlefly: Literary Jewels by Jeremy May

Through a unique process of "laminating hundreds sheets of paper together," Jeremy May transforms what were just pages from a book into captivating pieces of jewelery. Each piece is unique and a definite conversation starter!   

Image credit: Littlefly

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Book Typography

Image credit: Byggstudio

Image credit: Amandine Alessandra

(via We Love Typography)

A Twist to Pop-up Books

These vintage paperbacks are given a new life by photographer Thomas Allen. Absolutely brilliant!

Photo credit: Thomas Allen

See more of his work

• 1000 Eventi Gallery
• Foley Gallery

The Book Collection by Paul Octavious

Photos by Paul Octavious

Gotta love the Lost reference! 

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Book Inspired Illustrations

Yay for the weekends! Let's celebrate with these book inspired illustrations.

Photo credit: Lydia Nichols

Photo credit: Jane Mount

Photo credit: Tatsuro Kiuchi

Book for Your MacBook

"BookBook is a one-of-a-kind, hardback leather case designed exclusively for MacBook and MacBook Pro. Available in Classic Black or Vibrant Red, BookBook brings three levels of security to your prized Mac. First, the hardback cover and spine provide solid protection from the rigors of the road. Second, the vintage book design disguises MacBook for superior security. And third, the stylish case protects you from being like everyone else because BookBook is totally original, just like you."

I have one in red for my MacBook Pro. Love it! It even smells like a book.

More Book Covers

The Book Cover Archive is--you guessed it--a website dedicated to archiving book cover designs.

On a related note, check out this article about the 50 Most Captivating Covers of All Time and this article titled 45 Beautifully Designed Book Covers.

I have always been partial of the cover of The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger's other works also have the same design).

Redesigned Classics

As the old saying goes, "don't judge a book by its cover." But sometimes you just can't help it. Check out these visual reinterpretations of literary classics.



See more by Mikey Burton here.

A group of artists have teamed together to design posters for books they've enjoyed.

See more by the Kitsune Noir Poster Club here.

If only all books were this well designed...