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Book Hive

A giant living sculpture known as Book Hive is bringing books to life and thrilling visitors to Bristol Central Library in a celebration of 400 years of public libraries in the city.

Bristol’s award-winning creative robotics collective Rusty Squid has created the installation with an award of £88,241 from Arts Council England’s National Lottery-funded Grants for the arts scheme. 

Now a swarm of animated books in their hexagonal cells are gradually filling the beautiful Grade One listed entrance hall and responding to the movement of the library’s visitors, creating beautiful patterns.

The sculpture uses animatronic, movement-responsive books, encouraging visitors to interact and feedback.  The behaviour of the hive will evolve over time, responding to the different ways in which visitors interact with it.  By using digital technology to infuse books with new life, Book Hive is a direct response to the impact digitalisation has had on libraries and our relationship with physical books. 

For $40, you will be able to turn your Paper sketches into a custom Moleskine print. The 15-page, accordion-style, handmade “Book” marks the first time that the iconic Moleskine has ever allowed cover customization. It’s also a potential peek into the future strategy of FiftyThree, a company that hasn’t been shy about their plan to expand their purview into a whole suite of creative productivity apps.

Fonts & Colors

Uno studio sui Fonts e sui Colori più e meno usati dai grandi BRANDS di tutto il mondo. Un’attenta analisi alla scelta, di ognuno di essi, dell’uso del logo piuttosto che del nome o di entrambe le cose.

Leggi l’articolo originale sul sito: Tasty Placement.

Limited edition packaging design for Marou & Wallpaper* Magazine by Rice Creative.