If Books Had Wings

This book would take flight. }
1952 King Penguin book by William Henry Hudson.
:: From Freaky Fauna

Alphabet Dreams

Why has it taken so long for the interior design community to recognize there might be a market for typographic wallcoverings? Here are some nice off the rack designs, but one could easily print up their own custom designs as well.

:: From Freshome via Teaching Literacy

2011 Valentine from Marian Bantjes

Every year designer Marian Bantjes creates a beautiful Valentine to send to a select group of people in her life. This year she produced multiples of a modular Valentine design so her friends might then be encouraged to further exchange them with others. In total, she produced 10 colorful variations to share, but I suspect the receiver may hoard them all as they are so wonderful. Below is a short video about her design process which Lynda.com documented recently. You can find links to past Valentines and read more about her process here. I'm still searching for her opt-in mailing list link.

Books as Pattern

1950s modernist textile design of a pattern of books.
:: From Another Design Blog.

Decorated Papers

The Manchester Metropolitan University Library has a nice collection of marbled and decorated paste papers along with historical decorated endpaper samples in the Schmoller Collection of their image archive. This vast collection is the culmination of a lifelong pursuit by collectors Hans and Tanya Schmoller. Hans Schmoller (1916-1985) was a renowned typographer and was Production Manager, and later Director at Penguin Books. The Special Collections of the library also offers other ephemera, posters and book arts-related materials for viewing as well. Copyright restrictions apply on most images, except for educational use. Other uses require permission and copyright notice. Via Bibliodyssey.