And just in time for Christmas! Oh, wait.
Posted by Kerry
January 5, 2009
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My Penguin, aside from conjuring a gives-me-the-fuzzies image, is a super new range of Penguin Classics with blank covers for you to decorate as you choose.
There’s only a relatively small choice of titles at the moment, but it’s a good little selection including a fair few of my favourites (Alice, Dracula, Dorian Gray – I think my degree is now sufficiently distant that I can finally re-read them without instinctively panicking about deadlines).
I really like this idea, and I’m quite tempted to pick one up and do a bit of Victorian-inspired mixed media stuff – maybe a bit of freestyle drawing/embroidery. With fake jewels. And googly eyes.
OK, not the googly eyes. They can go back to the bottom of my craft box. But one day I’ll find a use for them.
Image: Alice in Wonderland by Filippo Cravedi
6 comments Categories: art, books, craft
January 5th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
I do love this series. Penguin are always very exciting and innovative.
I would be worried that I’d mess up, though, so I’m going to refrain…
January 7th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Oooh, this is very exciting!
January 7th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
That’s so exciting. I must have the Dracula one! I wonder if they ship to America?
January 8th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
If not, I’ll happily post one to you.
January 9th, 2009 at 11:50 am
Ooh nice! I want!
January 17th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
These are great! Neal doesn’t get it though. I secretly hope I don’t see these in the shops or I will be forced to buy…
For those who also like to create their own content, also cool are bare books (http://www.barebooks.com/books.htm)
Muji also do some wonderfully satisfyingly paperback book sized & shaped completely blank books.