Design by the Book - Episode 1

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Meet "the maker"
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A self-described "maker" of stuff, Mike Perry makes books, magazines, newspapers, clothing, drawings, paintings, and illustrations. Check out his work at http://www.mikeperrystudio.com

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What's a Heidelberg Windmill?
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Letterpress printer Rebecca Kutys prints her work on a Heidelberg Windmill press. Check out her work at http://www.moontreepress.com

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Who's that guy?
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That's artist Mike Perry, http://www.mikeperrystudio.com, drawing in the title sequence.

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Design*Sponge
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Grace Bonney runs Design Sponge, http://www.designspongeonline.com, a popular Brooklyn-based design blog. NYPL approached her to collaborate on a project together in the summer of 2008.

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600,000+ free images
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Get inspiration from The New York Public Library via your home computer. More than 600,000 free digital images are available in our digital gallery http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm

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John Pomp's Studio
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John Pomp also makes lighting fixtures. Check out his studio online at http://www.johnpomp.com

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Lorena Barrezueta
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Ceramist Lorena Barrezueta is known for her Gourmet Collection, which reinterprets the ubiquitous disposable aluminum food containers in fine porcelain http://www.lorenabarrezueta.com

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Garfield?
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She traced the cartoon character Garfield as a child, but now as a pattern designer and illustrator, Julia Rothman's work has appeared on everything from wallpaper, to pillows and letterpress prints to canisters, http://www.juliarothman.com

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Channels: CeramicsFontsGlassGrace BonneyGraphic DesignIsaac MizrahiJohn PompJulia RothmanLorena BarrezuetaMike PerryRebecca Kutys

The New York Public Library holds a wealth of unexpected sources of inspiration for artists and designers: from vintage valentines and textile patterns, to fabric samples and turn-of-the-century menus from around the world. For this online-only miniseries, Design by the Book, NYPL partnered with the leading design blog Design*Sponge to invite five New York City-based artists to sift through its collections in search of inspiration. Watch as the artists, who range from a glassblower to a letterpress printer, create unique works inspired by what they found. The artists are: Lorena Barrezueta, Rebecca Kutys, Mike Perry, John Pomp, and Julia Rothman. Music for the series was provide by Clear Tigers.

I love how design sponge is taking different artist, who show there art work through different pieces, and seeing what they can come up with during their time at the library. I think that this is a great opportunity to show others that there is different ways to show your artist style. I agree with John Pomp when he says that he uses other people’s imperfections for perfections. I think it will be interesting to see how Rebecca Kutys will show her expressions from the library through her printing. I really want to see how Juila Rothman will express her patterns.

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Submitted by Ulani on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 07:10.

Nice!!!

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Submitted by wpoohbe1986@yah... on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 12:27.

Very cool. Can't wait to see what comes next

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Submitted by Nicolette on Tue, 06/02/2009 - 16:16.

Very intrigued with this concept!! What attracted me to this particular series was my LOVE for books. I have 10 bookshelves in my living room and 2 in my studio. It will be VERY interesting to see the language art/literacy/ visual arts connections as the series progresses.

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Submitted by D-Man on Sun, 05/10/2009 - 12:08.

This is great, I'm very excited to see what happens!

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Submitted by DevO on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 14:36.

This was really nice to start the day with. Can't wait to see episode two when I get home from work!

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Submitted by Salvatron on Wed, 04/08/2009 - 09:36.

What a cool idea to connect these artists with the NYPL collection! Makes me want to see the next installments...

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Submitted by Eve Moros Ortega on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 22:59.

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