Life is a design problem. Which is why reformed Philadelphian Mike Monteiro’s new book, Design Is a Job, isn’t just about how to manoeuvre through the Web design business, it’s an instructive life lesson.
The ACCC has shown that it’s not unwilling to take on Apple when it feels Australian consumers are getting a raw deal. With the US Department Of Justice taking on Apple and numerous publishers over alleged collusive ebook pricing arrangements, will we see similar action here in Australia?
So how does the book publishing industry battle back as they watch its market share being slowly nibbled away by ereaders and tablets? Well, by churning out an incredibly massive 1.8m x 1.4m world atlas with a price tag of $US100,000.
There’s nothing quite as pungent as walking into a book store specialising in old tomes. But why do they produce such a strong and unique smell as they age? Basically every book is an organic chemical reaction just waiting to happen.
What’s the one thing you never hear from people who have just been burgled? “Those rotten sons of bitches stole all my books.” Nobody’s going to lift your Encyclopaedia Britannicas when there are OLEDs to be had. That’s why you should hide your precious valuables in the last place thieves think to look — the bookshelf.
In 1972, the book Limits to Growth modelled the effects of unlimited human expansion on the planet’s finite resources. Now, 30 years later, the predicted models are still a near match with reality.
You should really still read Ernest Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about an ageing fisherman’s battle with a massive marlin, but if you can’t be bothered, this animation serves as the most enjoyable CliffsNotes you’ll ever find for The Old Man and the Sea.
Steve Wozniak just sent me this hilarious screenshot, from the wife of one of his friends. It’s from the Genius Recommendations in the movie section of the iTunes store: If you bought the PBS documentary Steve Jobs: One Last Thing you will like Hitler: A Career.
Sure, high speed printers can spew out the WSJ‘s full daily circulation in five hours but where’s the soul in that? Where’s the craftsmanship? To see the magic of traditional book-making in action, check out Birth of a Book.
