I couldn’t resist posting these paper clips in the shape of numbers. Available here and first seen here.

Given my interest in both books and bicycles, here’s a announcement I got from my friend Colleen about her new project, Papergirl:

Papergirl is a new San Francisco community art project with an open call for entries and community distribution by bicycle…. the only limitation for submissions: all artwork must be roll-able as it will eventually find its way into the receiver’s hand by roadside bicycle delivery….Papergirl is prints, drawings, stencils, textiles, and hard work rolled up into an accessible art project. It is mail-art meets old-school delivery system. The project is participatory, non-commercial, and impulsive in which rolled art pieces are distributed by bicycle in the style of American paperboys to random passers-by in the streets of San Francisco for free. Before the work is rolled up and distributed, the work will be exhibited in a non-traditional gallery space.

There’s a similar project in Berlin — see pictures here. And you can follow Papergirl on their blog.

From FontShop, a little booklet on typography that you can view on screen, print on your own printer, or get a real book… (first seen on swissmiss)

Photographing artist’s books can be tricky and frustrating — getting the lighting right, staging the book to show off all its features… The 23 Sandy Gallery blog recently had a 2 part post on “What Makes a Good Photograph for Submission to a Juried Show or Gallery” (which also applies to photographing your work for selling online). Part I is here and Part 2 is here.

Gadget for the day: a digital camera that turns a photo into a rubber stamp. Take a picture, remove the camera body to reveal the stamp, then print by pushing the handle down.
First seen on Printinteresting. I can’t seem to find where to buy one…

After entirely too much procrastination, I inked up my press today and printed for the first time in my new studio in Santa Fe — a batch of coasters with a Sherlock Holmes quote. I’ve got a calendar in the works — more on that in the upcoming weeks.