A spread from the book. Each page needed scanned separately (because the scanner bed can only accomdate 11" x 17"), and then stitched together in Photoshop.

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I was asked to scan a book a very old book. The paper was so dry and brittle, that a little bit of flaking was unavoidable. I hate being put in that kind of position. It's ironic that some of the material was lost through the archiving process.

Learning to write

Writing is hard for me, and that's one of the reasons I started this blog—to practice putting my ideas into words. I was checking out Edward Tufte's site tonight, and found this book about sentence structure by his wife Virginia. I think I'll buy it and daydream about reading it, just like I did with The Quantitive Display of Information.

five simple steps

As described by the author Mark Boulton:

A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web aims to teach you techniques for designing your website using the principles of graphic design. Featuring five sections, each covering a core aspect of graphic design: Getting Started, Research, Typography, Colour, and Layout. Learn solid graphic design theory that you can simply apply to your designs, making the difference from a good design to a great one.

Boultan has also provided a free sample PDF.