Some interesting sights on this flickr page dedicated to old and new Penguin covers. (via) 

In advance of the 2008 olympics, China is trying to get rid of the bad Chinese-to-English translations found throughout Beijing. The Sun has graphics of the worst offenders.

An "index typewriter," one of the many interesting variants on typewriters that can be found in this  philosophical essay on the instrument.

One of 30 of the most creative bookshelf designs. (via)

Innovative design or brand destruction?

The books, released as Tales to Take Your Breath Away at the start of the cigarette ban in pubs and restaurants last July, were well received by the design press and have made popular Christmas presents. But now the publishers are having to inhale deeply themselves as British American Tobacco (BAT) claims that one of the packs, containing Hemingway’s The Snows of Kilimanjaro and The Undefeated, resembles its own Lucky Strike pack. Claiming that such an association could seriously damage the health of the brand, BAT is trying to have . . . continue reading, and add your comments]]>

Innovative design or brand destruction?

The books, released as Tales to Take Your Breath Away at the start of the cigarette ban in pubs and restaurants last July, were well received by the design press and have made popular Christmas presents. But now the publishers are having to inhale deeply themselves as British American Tobacco (BAT) claims that one of the packs, containing Hemingway’s The Snows of Kilimanjaro and The Undefeated, resembles its own Lucky Strike pack. Claiming that such an association could seriously damage the health of the brand, BAT is trying to have the works pulped.

I seem to remember certain American businesses spending large amounts of money attempting to associate themselves with Hemingway . . .

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Thanks to Three Percent for pointing out this Wiki documenting "the most unusual books of the world." Some eye-popping photos here.

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Thanks to Three Percent for pointing out this Wiki documenting "the most unusual books of the world." Some eye-popping photos here.

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