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Showing posts with label Maira Kalman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maira Kalman. Show all posts
14.9.10
5.4.09
Elements of Style
"Design of 'The Elements of Style' by Strunk, White, and Kalman
(Penguin Press, 2005)
Perhaps part of Strunk and White’s intent was a useful manual of usage and style, and they did this in almost militant fashion (but not without their own clever humor), it was Maira’s idea to illustrate all this, and it was our job to keep one eye on the usefulness, and serve Maira’s wondrous and unorthodox approach to telling stories.
Design: Peter Buchanan-Smith, Maira Kalman"
From Buchanan-Smith, here and here
4.4.09
miara mysterious (or: iamsonotperrymason)
ms. kalman
exhibit A
[this may or may not be ms. kalman's room.
it's linked to the very interesting blog, above,
and i just can't seem to find more info.
midnight addendum:
just found the info. & said room is
not, I repeat not, ms. kalman's:
exhibit B: no exhibit b, sorry
[it's late, i'm tired.]
please note:boys and girls, it just seemed like an awfully good time to celebrate mairaness this weekend; as ever, i'd like to suggest that you check out mairakalman.com to find out where the wonder really lies. it's a marvel.
photo of ms. kalman: [the brilliant] rick meyerowitz
Travel
Top photograph is New York City.
Next two photographs are from
marvelous road trip, detailed here.
photos: Rick Meyerowitz | Two Chairs: New York City
3.4.09
1.4.09
April Food Day
The Chronicle:"Unfortunately, the scientific findings on diet and disease are marginalized by the political power of huge, mutually reinforcing commercial interests - meat, dairy, sugar, drugs and surgery...
These industries are desperate to sell a solution that obscures their part in the problem. If they can convince people that the cause of our health crisis has nothing to do with eating unhealthy food, and everything to do with increasing access to drugs and surgery, Americans will spend trillions more on health care without improving their health."
via eric case
illustration, maira kalman
28.2.09
30.1.09
Halleluja for Maira and the Pursuit of Happiness
Thanks to Paul Pincus and twitter, this morning was made Glorious by the Reality that entered my sunshiny house with the knowledge that Maira Maira Maira Blogs Again!
10.1.09
Today's Special: Maira Kalman. Yesterday: Books, More Books, Anthropologie, Brooks Brothers, Po Chu-i and Neuroplasticity.
Yesterday, after feeling sort of hermit-ish, I met a dear friend for coffee and then went out on the town. Here is what I came home with:
1. books
2. books
3. books
4. a scarf, black and white stripes, half-price from brooks brothers (big splurge)
Now this will be shocking to those who know me...
when I came home, on the doorstep were: more books.
Favorite finds of yesterday?
1. A 1958 edition of Eloise at Christmastime, priced $9.99. Yes. I kid you not. This comes along about once a decade.
2. Po Chu-i sitting on my front porch, in lovely brown coat, address clearly marked on ink-jet label. He is here for me courtesy of internet. Miss Go, thank you for introducing us. Now, must figure out how to put bamboo in backyard without it taking over the neighbor's territory, about which they would be most distressed. Have been plotting this for past decade. Anyone have hints how to contain bamboo? Also, must put pine (small) in front. A few steps away from magnolia?
3. The Brain That Changes Itself. Also on doorstep with computer generated label. Forgot I ordered that, but never forgot ordering Mr. Po. Neuroplasticity a very engaging subject, methinks.
4. Three Maira Kalman books at the store that brought me Eloise. I will return for them today. They need me, and I them. Spent rest of wad ($14.95) on signed Peter Spier book, so had to ask these three to wait. Am throwing on coat to get them, now. Posthaste.
Also: Anthropologie is having great sale on pillows and such. Snagged a few of those (not this, but close, and better bargains in store). New linens for a new year. Very inexpensive. Good thing, in this economy.
6.6.08
Maira Kalman's Principles of Uncertainty
This is old news, but it is timeless...because it is Maira Kalman. And, if you haven't seen it yet, it is new news. Right?A blog that turned into a book that is supposed to come back this year to be a blog again and, we hope, another book.
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