This is one of the coolest things I’ve come across in a long time:  an atlas of the United States created for the blind – in 1837. No ink was used in the making of this atlas, as the content is created by way of embossing so the blind could feel their way around.  It was made for children at the New England Institute for the Education of the Blind in Boston, and is pretty awesome. It’s wild that this is from 1837, I suppose...

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I know I’m a little late on this, but I didn’t get a chance to update the site yesterday after I learned that Maurice Sendak passed away.  But I wanted to do something, and this was one of the coolest things I came across about Mr. Sendak and his work. This comic was originally published in The New Yorker and was written and illustrated by Art Spiegelman about his visit and subsequent conversation with Sendak at his home in...

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Okay, maybe funny probably isn’t the right word, but you know what I mean.  Also, just a heads up, the guy in this video is a little creepy. But all of that aside, I’d always wondered why old books smelled weird, but never really took the time to do any research.  It’s one of those things that you mean to do later, but always forget.  Well, this time I didn’t forget, and now I have yet another bit of knowledge to...

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Really cool concept and even better execution by artist Guy Laramee.  It’s appropriate that the books are carved into landscapes, as books sort of serve as landscapes in which the imagination can roam.  I especially like the one that is made to look like a cave of some sort. The kid in me really wants to see a Narnia-themed...

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