Reads tagged with “children’s books”

Little 1: Paul Rand’s Sweet Vintage Children’s Book About Numbers, Soulmates, and Belonging

A mid-century love story about the loneliest number, its quest for belonging, and its eternal soulmate.

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Plink Plink! Celebrate World Water Day with Vintage Children’s Illustrations circa 1954

A marvelous mid-century homage to Earth’s lifeblood.

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The basics of optimism and color theory, with a nod to neuroscience.

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Sparkle and Spin: A Clever 1957 Children’s Book About Words Illustrated by Iconic Designer Paul Rand

A mid-century lens on the relationship between language and image, shape and sound, thought and expression.

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Henri’s Walk to Paris: Legendary Designer Saul Bass’s Only Children’s Book, Resurrected Half a Century Later

Half a century of anticipation, or what Parisian buses have to do with little yellow birds.

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“…a creature content with himself as animal and artist, and one who didn’t give a lick or a spit for anyone’s opinion, one way or another, of his work.”

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The Three Astronauts: Umberto Eco’s Lovely Vintage Semiotic Children’s Book About Space and World Peace

An American, a Russian, and a Chinese walk into a semiotic space rocket.

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The Seven Lady Godivas: Dr. Seuss’s Little-Known “Adult” Book of Nudes

What Peeping Toms have to do with failure and the expectations of genius.

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A Brief History of Children’s Picture Books and the Art of Visual Storytelling

From cave paintings to Maurice Sendak, or what modern ebooks can learn from mid-century design icons.

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Full Spectrum Reading List: 7 Great Books by TED 2012 Speakers

Anatomy of introversion, inside the brain’s optimism bias, and a blueprint for doomsday from PC Guy.

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Reads tagged with “children’s books”

Little 1: Paul Rand’s Sweet Vintage Children’s Book About Numbers, Soulmates, and Belonging

A mid-century love story about the loneliest number, its quest for belonging, and its eternal soulmate.

Plink Plink! Celebrate World Water Day with Vintage Children’s Illustrations circa 1954

A marvelous mid-century homage to Earth’s lifeblood.

The Smiley Book of Colors

The basics of optimism and color theory, with a nod to neuroscience.

Sparkle and Spin: A Clever 1957 Children’s Book About Words Illustrated by Iconic Designer Paul Rand

A mid-century lens on the relationship between language and image, shape and sound, thought and expression.

Henri’s Walk to Paris: Legendary Designer Saul Bass’s Only Children’s Book, Resurrected Half a Century Later

Half a century of anticipation, or what Parisian buses have to do with little yellow birds.

The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss

“…a creature content with himself as animal and artist, and one who didn’t give a lick or a spit for anyone’s opinion, one way or another, of his work.”

The Three Astronauts: Umberto Eco’s Lovely Vintage Semiotic Children’s Book About Space and World Peace

An American, a Russian, and a Chinese walk into a semiotic space rocket.

The Seven Lady Godivas: Dr. Seuss’s Little-Known “Adult” Book of Nudes

What Peeping Toms have to do with failure and the expectations of genius.

A Brief History of Children’s Picture Books and the Art of Visual Storytelling

From cave paintings to Maurice Sendak, or what modern ebooks can learn from mid-century design icons.

Full Spectrum Reading List: 7 Great Books by TED 2012 Speakers

Anatomy of introversion, inside the brain’s optimism bias, and a blueprint for doomsday from PC Guy.

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Reads tagged with “children’s books”

A mid-century love story about the loneliest number, its quest for belonging, and its eternal soulmate.

A marvelous mid-century homage to Earth’s lifeblood.

The basics of optimism and color theory, with a nod to neuroscience.

A mid-century lens on the relationship between language and image, shape and sound, thought and expression.

Half a century of anticipation, or what Parisian buses have to do with little yellow birds.

“…a creature content with himself as animal and artist, and one who didn’t give a lick or a spit for anyone’s opinion, one way or another, of his work.”

An American, a Russian, and a Chinese walk into a semiotic space rocket.

What Peeping Toms have to do with failure and the expectations of genius.

From cave paintings to Maurice Sendak, or what modern ebooks can learn from mid-century design icons.

Anatomy of introversion, inside the brain’s optimism bias, and a blueprint for doomsday from PC Guy.

View Full Site