Introducing Charlie and Herbie, bespoke letterpresses. If you aren’t careful looks like they could both take your arm off. They breed them tough in Queensland. These are my kind of machines.
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Book-making, self-publishing & digital photo books in Australia
Browsing the archives for the Inspiration category
31 Jan 11
Australian Photographer Jackson Eaton thinks Outside the Book.
Australian photographer Jackson Eaton thinks outside the book to create a photo book using 80′s style photo albums. Each one is unique and comes with 24 removable 6×4 digital prints, a 11×14 poster and a music CD by Stolen Jars and Rabbit Island. A great example of how creativity can transform a mass produced item [...]
10 Jan 11
Book Inscriptions
I found this great project last weekend about Book Inscriptions. I’ve never thought much about them in the past but after seeing some of the book inscriptions collected on this website I will be giving more thought to the inscriptions I write in the future. Like writing in birthday cards, I’ve always found writing book [...]
23 Dec 10
Make a Photo Book in Six Minutes With Bookify
Bookify is a browser-based photo book making tool by Blurb. Blurb is a book publishing website that enables anyone to make, share and sell a photo book. Watch this video by tech entrepreneur Mick Liubinskas to learn how to make a photo book in six minutes. Next steps: Start making your own photo book; the [...]
15 Dec 10
Garry Trinh Friends book.
I made this book dedicated to all my friends using their Facebook profile pictures. Softcover, 306 pages, 151 black and white profile photos. See a preview of the book below. Nothing beats holding a finished book in your hands. Friends by Garry Trinh | Make Your Own Book
6 Dec 10
Ideo’s Vision for the Book of the Future.
The Future of the Book. from IDEO on Vimeo.
30 Nov 10
When Should Writers Get Paid.
Please share your thoughts on Harlan Ellison’s comments.
15 Nov 10
100 books by 100 Australian Authors Donated to the National Library of Australia
Blurb has been working with the National Library of Australia to help raise awareness for the library’s legal deposit program. Legal Deposit is a requirement for all Australian publishers and authors to deposit a copy of any book published in Australia with the National Library or libraries in their own state. Legal Deposit program ensures [...]
6 Sep 10
Everfresh: Blackbook. Sydney Book Launch.
The most exciting graffiti book published by the most exciting Australian graffiti crew. Blackbook, the publication by Ever Fresh the will be launching in Sydney at Ambush Gallery on Friday 10 September 2010 from 6pm. Limited to 500 copies books at the launch will be signed by Sync, Rone, Reka, Wonderlust, Phibs, Meggs, Prizm, Makatron [...]