Parlor Games
This is the seventh post in a series of features on historic book bindings, written for the Library as Incubator Project by Andrea Reithmayr, Special Collections Librarian and the Rare Book Conservator at the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries. Unless otherwise noted, all bindings pictured are from the University of Rochester’s Dept. of Rare Books...
Featuring: Coralie Bickford-Smith
Today’s featured artist is book cover designer Coralie Bickford-Smith. Coralie is the talent and hard work behind Penguin’s revamped classics covers and we are really thrilled to talk with her about her relationship to libraries! ~ Laura Can you tell us a bit about yourself and the work you do? I am a pattern obsessed book...
Out of the Archives: NYPL’s Design by the Book
This post originally appeared on February 29, 2012. This feature is written by Jessica Pigza about the New York Public Library’s “Design by the Book” film series. To learn about Jessica’s Handmade Crafternoon program at the NYPL, check out her first feature on the Library as Incubator Project. - Laura Four years ago, I was...
Out of the Archives: WPA Poster Collections
This post was originally published on February 12, 2012. I love posters. I imagine my project colleagues and many of you feel the same. But I don’t actually know a ton about the history of poster design as an art form. That’s why I was so pleased to find Posters for the People, a very...
Owen Jones’ ‘Book Beautiful’ (Part I)
This is the fifth post in a series of features on historic book bindings, written for the Library as Incubator Project by Andrea Reithmayr, Special Collections Librarian and the Rare Book Conservator at the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries. Unless otherwise noted, all bindings pictured are from the University of Rochester’s Dept. of Rare Books...
Featuring: Laura Wentzel of Bears Eat Berries Press
We’re thrilled to welcome Laura Wentzel of Bears Eat Berries Press to the site today, to talk about her passion for antique letterpress printing and how the library has influenced her design aesthetic and creative curiosity. Don’t miss her fascinating description of her ideal library! Enjoy. ~Erinn Tell us a little bit about yourself and...
Featuring: Lisa Congdon
Here at the Incubator, we’re big fans of illustration; to us, pictures are the most important part of every story, and we love tracking down the artist behind our favorites. I fell in love with Lisa Congdon’s work recently, and was delighted to learn more about her passion for libraries, and how library research influences...
Altered Books at the MCAD Library
Kate Thomas, MFA Graduate Student, who is the current Artists’ Book Specialist (neat!) working with Technical Services Librarian Kay Streng at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Library, wrote to us recently about a new exhibit on at the MCAD Library. Students from adjunct liberal arts faculty Lightsey Darst’s Introduction to Poetry class created...
Featuring: Lauren Redniss
Today we are thrilled to present an interview with Lauren Redniss, artist, author, educator, and creator of the book Radioactive Marie and Pierre Curie: a Tale of Love and Fallout (It Books, 2010). I had the distinct pleasure of serving on the committee that selected Lauren’s book for the Go Big Read common book program at...
Designers & Books: Design Book Fair in NYC
Good morning, Library as Incubator Project community! Our friends at Designers & Books are hosting the Design Book Fair this weekend in New York City. While we can’t go and frolic amongst the gorgeous books, we can provide you with a promotional code for a complimentary fair ticket, if you happen to be in the NYC area....
An Interview with Greg Mickells, Director of Madison Public Library
by Erinn Batykefer Madison has been in a-flutter over libraries this year. We said goodbye to the old Central Library in January with BOOKLESS—massive community art show and fundraiser that raised over thirty thousand dollars—and now, there’s a beautiful new Library under construction and big plans to incorporate maker programming into Madison Public Library’s service...
Thinking Pink at the VCUQatar Library
I had the pleasure of connecting with an art librarian who lives in Qatar at ALA Annual this year, and really enjoyed the opportunity to learn about the innovative ways librarians are working to incubate the arts all over the globe. To support Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Main Library at VCUQatar’s School of Art...
