January 31, 2012 – 8:30 am
With film gaining in popularity again, we thought it was time to ask an expert about scanning negatives. It seems simple but there a lot of options to consider. So we asked Dan Milnor to help us sort things out. Dan is Blurb’s photographer at large, and a huge proponent of shooting with film. In fact, that’s how he [...]
January 30, 2012 – 2:40 pm
Ever since the demise of Stacy’s Books, San Francisco’s Financial District has been deprived of a bookstore. Well, no longer. G.F. Wilkinson Books popped up at 34 Trinity Place about two months ago. If bookstores are dying, as is popularly reported, Wilkinson doesn’t seem to care. His bookstore consists of three large windows (one is [...]
January 27, 2012 – 11:28 am
A card player faces off against five versions of himself. A young boy poses with a snake around his neck. A woman in devil horns takes the stage. Welcome to the world of Jim Linderman, a collector who specializes in American folk art and ephemera. His new Blurb book, Vintage Photographs of Arcane Americana, shows off such [...]
January 26, 2012 – 3:24 pm
This video from the Type bookstore in Toronto, Canada, is an ode to the awesomeness of the printed book. From the creators: After organizing our bookshelf almost a year ago my wife and I (Sean Ohlenkamp) decided to take it to the next level. We spent many sleepless nights moving, stacking, and animating books at [...]
