New iBookBinding Logo
iBookBinding.com enters the new year with a new logo. I wanted to share with you why we have decided to change the old logo and how the new one was created.
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iBookBinding: A Year in Review
It was an interesting and challenging year. Book industry is still looking for a balance between the electronic and traditional media. Bookbinders in developing countries are searching for a solid ground to rely upon. Bookbinding as a hobby attracts more and more people in the first world countries. All in all, it feels like the codex will survive for at least some time.
Paper Airplane Gun
Just a nice thing at the end of the week and the end of the year. A German engineer has 3d printed a second version of his paper plane gun that can shoot 120 paper planes per minute.
Top iBookBinding Posts of 2016
As a part of the year review, I’ve prepared two lists of the the most popular posts at iBookBinding.
Top 30 Bookbinding, Book History and Conservation Blogs of 2016
Bookbinding community is not a very small one. However, when it comes to sharing secrets of trade online, some bookbinders prefer to not to participate. Luckily, there still are quite many blogs to allow both beginners and experienced bookbinders to educate themselves.
Soviet Bookbinder’s Heirloom
Several days ago I was approached by a woman, whose grandfather was an amateur bookbinder in Soviet times. He left her some bookbinding stuff no one in the family is obviously is going to use. She didn’t even want to sell the stuff, just to pass it to someone, who could put it to good use.
The First Package I Ever Sent to Australia
I had my personal happy moment today. Several days ago, I received my first order from Australia. As usual, I went to my workshop on Thursday and made the rounding tool I had to send. And today it was shipped!
Enchanting Video From a Lebanese Bookbindery
This video was produced by an Armenian advertising agency for a Lebanese bookbindery.
Being a Newbie Gold Tooling Student
Last Sunday I’ve tried an unusual role. For 18 months, since my studying days at the American Academy of Bookbinding in July 2015, I’ve been a teacher. Now, however, I became a student once again. Another important thing was that there was a new teacher in my own workshop — a gold tooling and book restoration master Eduard Illarionov.
Interview with Bec Britain, Winner of the Harmatan Leather Ltd Prize (Designer Bookbinders)
This is the last of the interviews with winners of this year’s Designer Bookbinders awards. Bec Britain has already received Designer Bookbinders prizes a year ago and two years ago. This time she’s got the Harmatan Leather Ltd prize.
Star Wars Meets Bookbinding. Episode V
This a second collection of Star Wars-themed bookbinding-related stuff. Sort of. More like book-related stuff. However, I hope you like this post =)
Watch Run-Up Gilt Back* Gold Leaf Tooling
This video shows not only the process of gold tooling, there are all the preparation steps mentioned and described in the initial part of the video. I don’t think that’s enough to educate yourself on how gold tooling is done. However, it may help you to refresh the memory.
5 Beautiful Bookbinding-Themed Facebook Accounts to Follow This December
There are literally thousands of bookbinders on Facebook. Even in the US alone you can find many people, who practice bookbinding as a craft or as a hobby.
Interview with Piotr Jarosz, Winner of the Ash Rare Books Lettering Award (Designer Bookbinders)
Almost a month ago Designer Bookbinders award winners were announced. iBookBinding has already posted an interview with Glenn Malkin — he had received Folio Society prize for the Set Book. Today we invite you to read an interview with Piotr Jarosz. A Polish bookbinder now working in the UK. He graduated from the University of Arts and works now as a bookbinder in a workshop in Сentral London.
Fascinating Process of Restoration of a 17th Century Map
This 17th century map was found in a chimney in Scotland. Map was so deteriorated, it seemed almost impossible to be restored. However, specialists from the National Library of Scotland have succeeded in recovering everything that was salvageable for this historical object.
