The Art of Book Design: Die Milchstrasse

Max Wolf. Die Milchstrasse. Leipzig : Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1908 — Source.

I love the simplicity of just a few stars on textured cloth to portray the milky way.

Mystery Flowers

These pretty flowers were sent in by Avalus, who isn’t sure what type of plant this is. I don’t know either, but the flowers are certainly beautiful and I’m hoping that one of you can help us identify it.

The Art of Book Design: Trees Every Child Should Know

Julia E. Rogers. Trees Every Child Should Know. New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1909.

The trees look like they’re dancing.

via: The Internet Archive

The Art of Book Design: The Rules for Radicals

Our book today comes from Marcus and I love the bright, quirky colours and design so typical of the 70’s.

Despite its age, this book is still relevant and contains Alinsky’s 13 Rules for Radicals which all political activists should be familiar with. Alinsky believed in working within the system and his philosophy was essentially one of non-violence. This book contains one of my favourite quotes:

“People cannot be free unless they are willing to sacrifice some of their interests to guarantee the freedom of others. The price of democracy is the ongoing pursuit of the common good by all of the people.” Saul Alinsky, via: Open Culture

Sunsets

This morning we have some gorgeous photos sent in by Springa73 to help us start the week off with lots of rich, glorious colour.

I get some nice post-sunset color sometimes and thought people might enjoy a few photos. Sorry about the utility lines going through the photos, but I can’t really get a good view from my yard without them in the way!

The Art of Book Design: Hawthorne and Lavender

William Ernest Henley. Hawthorne and Lavender: with other verses. USA, Harper and Brothers, 1901.

via: Design is Fine. History is Mine.

The Art of Book Design: Carrots

Mrs. Molesworth. Carrots. New York, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1895.

via: Books and Rare Finds

The Return of the Mocking Kites

I mentioned this before, and it bears repeating. These birds have a wicked sense of humor.
This time, two of them have shown up, and when I came out with the camera, one of them started to drift closer and closer and lower and lower, until it was circling right above me. But at the time it was right above me, it was so close, that its angular speed was too high for me to be able to keep track of it. So I only have a few blurry pictures from afar. As usual.