August 31, 2007 – 2:51 pm
Summer is on its way out. Sitting-in-the-sun time will soon switch with sitting-by-the-fire time. In the U.S., this three-day weekend is our last holiday before autumn and many folks will squeeze in one last trip. But here at Blurb, we believe that travel has no season; the time is always right for an adventure, be [...]
August 30, 2007 – 1:12 pm
Fetish. Fixation. Obsession. Passion. Aren’t they all variations of focus? And isn’t overly focusing on something the basis for some very cool art? Well, at least it can be. For example, take a look at our Book of the Week, Obsessive variations in one key. Dan Hayon’s photographs all feature the same mysterious man, looking [...]
August 29, 2007 – 5:07 pm
When I was about 14 years old, there were two jobs that fascinated me: I wondered who made a living naming lipsticks and nail polish, and who got to design book covers. My curiosity ended up leaning more towards publishing than cosmetics, and in college I interned at Chronicle Books. I met the graphic artists [...]
August 28, 2007 – 3:05 pm
Some corporate blogs are subtle, even beautiful. Some are feisty or controversial. Kodak’s two blogs – which we just started reading – are human and helpful. Kodak describes A Thousand Nerds as: …a place for ideas and knowledge sharing from the people of Kodak about technology. We love what we do, and we want to [...]
