Posts Tagged ‘ design ’
I am interested to see the results of this design challenge regarding the future of digital reading:
http://www.core77.com/blog/featured_items/new_1_hour_design_challenge_launches_today_the_future_of_digital_reading_14577.asp
Will it be a cellphone like device? A tablet? A book even? How would you design the future of digital reading?
Tags: design, readingThanks to CORE77 for the heads up!
RISD symposium designed to Dazzle – Core77
They use to paint battleships like this…
DAZZLE paint job on Battleships
Also use to paint battleships PINK: Mountbatten Pink
Imagine if we could paint our libraries or cities a certain color and that would make people read more. What would that color be called?
Seriously, if colors calm us down, make us agitated, etc… why couldn’t a color be more condusive to reading?
Tags: designIdea: What if books were shelved by typeface/font of the text?
Or if books were shelved by typface/font of the title on spine?
How many style-points would you give a library that did that?
Tags: books, coherence, collections, design, organization
Tweaked: 3 different looks for an IKEA bookshelf – Los Angeles Times
I just got some fancy new bookshelves for my apartment, so no more giant piles of books everywhere. Maybe I can hire a librarian to put them in some sort of order… wait, I am a librarian!
In any event, check out the above article for making your shelves more unique.
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