Comments on: Old tech inspired by new tech http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/ The future of Literature Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:35:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: James Bridle http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11595 James Bridle Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:27:56 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11595 He does peer out rather well, doesn't he? He does peer out rather well, doesn’t he?

]]> By: George http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11594 George Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:23:08 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11594 Nice to see Charlie Mortdecai on the bottom row. Nice to see Charlie Mortdecai on the bottom row.

]]> By: James Bridle http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11550 James Bridle Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:42:29 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11550 Chris - no, just colour. I'd like to get the colour really strict, but happy to let the happen organically over time! Chris - no, just colour. I’d like to get the colour really strict, but happy to let the happen organically over time!

]]> By: Chris Joseph http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11549 Chris Joseph Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:52:28 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11549 Wow, great job on the book organisation, a serious improvement from the previous book stacks! Categorised by colour in a rainbow ordering, I see... but then within each colour, alphabetically, chronologically...? Wow, great job on the book organisation, a serious improvement from the previous book stacks! Categorised by colour in a rainbow ordering, I see… but then within each colour, alphabetically, chronologically…?

]]> By: Michael Bhaskar http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11547 Michael Bhaskar Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:43:15 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11547 I thought I saw an OUP Malory there. Now that is Middle English I do like. "And he smyte hym withe his swerde!". Genius. I thought I saw an OUP Malory there. Now that is Middle English I do like. “And he smyte hym withe his swerde!”.

Genius.

]]> By: eivissenka http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11544 eivissenka Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:13:25 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11544 Well, you inspired me. I did ten shelves this morning. The books look so good, and you are quite right about the random feel being nice - in fact it´s created a sort of cutups effect - with some curiously appropriate choices landing side by side. I can´t believe I had so many pink spined books though. As the house is ful of books it´s a bit like redecorating. I think I like it. I´ve done one case of all black and whites as if they were piano keys - three blacks, white, two blacks etc... DVDs next! Well, you inspired me.
I did ten shelves this morning. The books look so good, and you are quite right about the random feel being nice - in fact it´s created a sort of cutups effect - with some curiously appropriate choices landing side by side.
I can´t believe I had so many pink spined books though. As the house is ful of books it´s a bit like redecorating. I think I like it. I´ve done one case of all black and whites as if they were piano keys - three blacks, white, two blacks etc…
DVDs next!

]]> By: James Bridle http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11543 James Bridle Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:30:32 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11543 It certainly is. I never studied Chaucer at school, so took a Middle English course with some outside-department credits at University. It was good - in that I learnt about Chaucer - but yeah, I'm not much of a fan of that tome. Same goes for the Malory in the red section... It certainly is. I never studied Chaucer at school, so took a Middle English course with some outside-department credits at University. It was good - in that I learnt about Chaucer - but yeah, I’m not much of a fan of that tome. Same goes for the Malory in the red section…

]]> By: Michael Bhaskar http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11542 Michael Bhaskar Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:00:44 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11542 I work in digital publishing, much like yourself. If I had a penny for the number of times I have explained that I too love books....sigh. Very much like the arrangement. I can pick out many an old favourite, but is that seriously a Riverside Chaucer in the blue section? It brings back memories, painful memories. I work in digital publishing, much like yourself. If I had a penny for the number of times I have explained that I too love books….sigh.

Very much like the arrangement. I can pick out many an old favourite, but is that seriously a Riverside Chaucer in the blue section? It brings back memories, painful memories.

]]> By: James Bridle http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11539 James Bridle Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:45:26 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11539 Er, I moved them around? It's just the colour - which gives a nice random feel to it. Obviously publishers with a strong design identity - e.g. Penguin - end up grouped together in various places - orange fiction, blue/green 20th century classics, black classics, silver modern classics bottom right etc. Er, I moved them around?

It’s just the colour - which gives a nice random feel to it. Obviously publishers with a strong design identity - e.g. Penguin - end up grouped together in various places - orange fiction, blue/green 20th century classics, black classics, silver modern classics bottom right etc.

]]> By: eivissenka http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11538 eivissenka Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:05:19 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/#comment-11538 How did you get them to colour coordinate like that? It looks so great, but is there more to it than colour coordination - I can´t see clearly. Publishers series´ perhaps? I can only ever find anything when filed by author. It looks great though. I never throw anything away if I can help it. How did you get them to colour coordinate like that? It looks so great, but is there more to it than colour coordination - I can´t see clearly. Publishers series´ perhaps? I can only ever find anything when filed by author.

It looks great though. I never throw anything away if I can help it.

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