The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

An ex-Pixar designer has created this beautiful childrens story for the iPad. Luscious.

Pop-ups! They’re Not JUST for Kids

A new exhibition at Bowdoin College showcases pop-up books—for children and adults—from the Harold M. Goralnick (Class of ’71) Pop-up Book Collection. The exhibition, which is open to the public free of charge, is located on the second floor of Bowdoin’s Hawthorne-Longfellow Library and runs through June 5, 2011. Incredible craft. I used to love…

When Facebook Becomes A Book

Digital as analogue. Would be great to get an annual Facebook yearbook to keep. When Facebook becomes a book from Siavosh Zabeti on Vimeo.

The Future of the Book

Nelson, Coupland, and Alice are IDEO’s vision for the future of the books. Lovely. The Future of the Book. from IDEO on Vimeo.

Augmented Reality Tech Demos

A lot of people think AR is dead and a bit of a dirty word, but there’s some interesting stuff appearing again. Jekyll and Hyde Augmented Reality Book Scrawl™ 3D iPhone drawing using multi-touch. 3D Drawing in Augmented Reality from String on Vimeo. Add in untapped areas like mixed reality, outdoor experiences, events, and gaming;…

Design In Action

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11784148&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00adef&fullscreen=1 Out of the box – book from adrian333 on Vimeo. No more flicking through those flimsy manuals with tiny print More here: vitaminsdesign.com