Monthly Archives: October 2011

Seven Billionth Earthling Wants to See Your Photo

It’s official – the earth now boasts seven billion residents. That’s what the United Nations Population Fund estimates. According to them, the seventh billion person was born today somewhere on the planet. To mark the occasion, the New York Times (NYT) asked Lynsey Addario, a Delhi-based photographer, to photograph some of the babies born there [...]

Book of the Week: Fallen Princesses

Fallen Princesses by Dina Goldstein | Make Your Own Book With Halloween coming up, there are scads of little (and maybe even not-so-little) girls getting ready to play princess for the night. Cinderella, Aerial the mermaid, Rapunzel – you name it, we all have a fascination for fairy tales. Canadian photographer Dina Goldstein takes the [...]

Blurberati with Cameras: Apple iPhone 4

Every Camera Thursday we showcase someone at Blurb with the camera they love. And we take a picture of them using an iPhone and a lovely Instagram filter. So isn’t it time we featured someone with an iPhone? Yes, we thought so too. Camera: iPhone 4 Employee: Estella Job: Senior Front-End Engineer I love my iPhone 4 [...]

Dan Milnor: How to Make a Book that Works at WPO NY

Homework v4 | Make Your Own Book “Try to not be afraid to experiment and play. A lot of folks try to make “War and Peace” right out of the gate. They choose a size, usually the largest they can get, and immediately make decisions that are set in stone. The beauty of Blurb, or [...]