Rockwell Kent: The Art of the Bookplate
Don Roberts
Fair Oaks Press, 2003
Rockwell Kent was one of America’s most sought after artists. In addition to his illustrative work, Kent designed bookplates. The clients of these bookplates reflect his democratic mores, and include factory workers, college students and millionaires. His belief was that a bookplate should mirror it's owner. These letters between Kent and various clients are a rare treat and the bookplates themselves are miniature masterpieces. [ECB]
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Conundrums: Typographic Conundrums
Harry Pearce
It Books, 2009
Using just one box per conundrum, two colors and a single typeface, Pentagram’s Harry Pearce, has authored and designed a very entertaining book. Full of great visual puzzles, there is plenty of exercise for the brain, fun for the funny bone, and candy for the eyes. A very nice little gift book indeed. [JSC]
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The Overflowing Brain: Information Overload and the Limits of Working Memory
Torkel Klingberg
Oxford University Press, 2008
Smart, satisfying pop science book about working memory, an important concept in neuroscience: what it is, how to train it, why it's limited, and why it's more robust among modern homo sapiens than at any time in our past. [ME]
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