Die Gestalten Verlag is not only putting out the most interesting and wide variety of books on design, illustration etc. They now also deliver podcast on the same subjects. One of the latest is about Dieter Rams one of the most influential designer of our times.
‘Book’
Gestalten TV
January 3rd, 2010
The Road
December 29th, 2009
Yesterday I finished the beautiful, but kinda depressing book The Road. Written by Cormac McCarthy, the guy behind “No Country for Old Men”. It’s one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. Goes right up in the Top 5. It’s very poetic and unsentimental at the same time and I suppose there is where it’s beauty lays. It’s a story about a father and his son, struggling through a post-apocalyptic world, where humanity has been lost for ever. It’s about a fathers love for his son. It’s about hope without comfort. It could be seen as a warning.
Now they’ve gone and made a movie of the book. Guess I have to watch it, even though they will never get it right and how could they. One of the strenghts of the book is it’s language. Stripped down to the essence and beautiful. I can nothing but recommend it. No Country for Old Men next!
PIG 05049
December 10th, 2009
Christien Meindertsma followed up on a pig (number 05049) after it’s death (by slaughter, needless to say). For three years she did research on the products made from one single pig and documented all 185 of them in her photo book. The pig had been shipped all around the world and among the products made was ammunition, medicine, photo paper, heart valves, brakes, chewing gum, porcelain, cosmetics, cigarettes, conditioner and bio diesel.
A Journey Around My Skull
December 10th, 2009
A Journey Around My Skull is mainly about artwork for books, but might include Polish poster art aswell. Tons of stuff. The guy is really dedicated. The most recent post is part 3 of a series on Iranian children’s book. Beautiful!
“Unhealthy book fetishism from a reader, collector, and amateur historian of forgotten literature.” Recent obsessions: illustration and graphic design.