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Find your next book to read (infographic)
Random House Australia has just published an interesting flowchart that will let you find a new great book to read. Let’s start with something edgy…
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Print and electronic book buyer behavior (infographic)
We missed this infographic. Created in November by Jaclyn Salem for The Futures Company, it combines facts about buying print and electronic books in United States. Check out more infographics on Ebook Friendly: [ef-archive number=5 tag=”infographics” ]
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Unplug with a book – brilliant ad campaign (pictures)
Created by Oslo-based ad agency Anti, this gorgeous ad campaign for Norlis Bookstore encourages to go offline and read a good book. These covers are not mock-ups. They are real books. For example, the book from the Instagram Junky layout, the “insta” part, is a cover of David Deida’s Instant Enlightenment: Fast, Deep, and Sexy,…
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Kindle talking too much (cartoon)
By The Awkward Yeti, via Ebook Porn.
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Children’s book titles rewritten to appeal to 20-year olds (pictures)
Here is another hilarious example of book titles rewritten to serve a different purpose. Created by Will Stephen from College Humor, and drawn by Nathan Yaffe, these alternate book titles address problems kids have when they become adults. Via Design Taxi.
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Modern bookcase door hides your secret room (pictures)
Designed by DeForest Architects this elegant bookcase door is a part of dream mountain retreat in the Cascade Mountains. The door is located next to a cozy reading nook (see the red sofa on the left?), and perfectly fits modern design scheme of the house. Photo by Benjamin Benschneider / via Freshome.
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The joy of reading (cartoon)
Great comic by Grant Snider! Via Teaching Literacy. More cartoons to check out: [ef-archive number=5 tag=”cartoons”]
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New cover of The Metamorphosis is a typographic masterpiece (picture)
British designer Jamie Keenan has created for WW Norton a cover of a new English translation of Franz Kafka classic novel The Metamorphosis. This visually arresting cover features the book title in an old Italian typeface that forms the shape of the insect. Most of the letters had been tweaked; curlicues, which are decorative curls or twists, were moved to a different…
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A stack of newspapers made of… a single piece of wood (pictures)
Artist Randall Rosenthal crafted the stack of old newspapers from a single piece of Vermont white pine. Afterwards he skillfully covered it with nothing more than acrylic paint. Read more about the creative process and inspiration in the interview Rosenthal gave to rh+artmagazine. Via This is Colossal.
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Top school required reading you didn’t hate (infographic)
The Half Price Blog asked their readers “what were the books on your required reading list that you enjoyed? ” The visualization below shows most popular answers. Is there any required reading that you liked and that is not included below? Via HPB Blog.
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Library science 101 (infographic)
Library science teaches the organization and processing of information. And with digital information in the mix, library science is a complex, yet rewarding field. Prepared by Library Science Degree, the infographic explains what library science is, what librarians do, and why these services are important to communities. Via Visually. More posts about libraries: [ef-archive number=5…
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What book are you? (chart)
Created by Nalia’s World. More to explore: [ef-archive number=5 tag=”geek-stuff”]