more than just the iconic bag and scarf, hermes offers SO MUCH MORE these day. fun for the whole family – even the little princesses can print out a kelly bag template and save their parents a good $50K. until they hit 14 and decide they need the real thing.
i am surprised that they have not done a bike yet [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 23, 2008
hermes fun site
May 23, 2008
animated stick men
there are 700 of these animated gifs on this site and are excellent to just watch, all at once.
May 23, 2008
library in the new age
The never ending discourse about physical library v the internet generally bores me. However I found this article in the NY review of books to be quite informative, citing through the ages examples of distrust in the print medium such as this bit:
Le Courrier de l’Europe, a French newspaper produced in London, printed a translated [...]
May 17, 2008
may 31 movement
and finally for today
if you are in melbourne on may 31 go to melbourne museum and join the movement movement for a 5km (!) jog through the exhibition space. sounds like FUN!
May 17, 2008
deckchairs
do a google search for penguin deckchairs and check these out they rock. pefect for summer reading in the park.
May 17, 2008
the librarians ultimate guide to search engines
you dont have to be a librarian to find that the librarians ultimate guide to search engines might be quite useful to you. particularly if you use the net for research. the ultimate guide contains some easy to understand descriptions of internet and search terminology which, if used correctly, could possibly make you sound like you know [...]
May 17, 2008
good books can be judged by their covers
listen to this 5 min vodcast by some guy from Vintage who has done covers for the likes of mcsweeneys and haruki murakami.
john gall’s 5 rules of book design
read the book
inspiration is everywhere
be thrifty with fonts
practice sound time management
rules are meant to be broken
May 17, 2008
sushi kitty
mobile phone dangly things featuring hello kitty masquerading as a piece of sushi…
May 17, 2008
audience questions to authors that make you roll your eyes at the person sitting next to you
as observed at a tim winton reading/book signing/QA last week.
do you sometimes feel that you don’t want to write?
do you have a set writing routine that you follow every day?
what do you use to write with (ie a pencil or a computer)?
how much of [insert name of character in novel] is based on your own experience?
May 9, 2008
nagambie
nagambie is a country town in the goulburn valley. it is famous for fruit and also for a lake by the side of the highway.
one of the joys of my job is getting to travel to different parts of victoria to attend meetings at different library services. it was nagambie library this week to discuss our library [...]
