Following up on “The Mini Book of Major Events,” illustrator Evan Lorenzen has gone back to pint-sized publications with “The Book of Life’s Lil Pleasures.” A look inside the tiny booklet reveals pages of doodles detailing the small pleasures in life including the smell of rain, chirping birds, riding on the back of shopping carts and, um, eating cereal out of your enemy’s skull? Anyway, …
When Ansel Adams received his first camera at the age of 14, there was no telling the artistic legacy the American wilderness photographer would leave. Creativity aside, Adams’ extensive portfolio was—and remains—an instrumental force in building momentum for environmental protection. Patagonia recently tapped a selection of today’s top outdoor photographers to garner support and awareness for One Percent for the Planet—a movement for which companies …
Following his enthralling 2014 TED Talk, Marc Kushner of Architizer has crafted the latest addition to the TED Books library. To explore how media influences architecture around the world Kushner focuses on 100 high-concept structures, ranging from an inflatable concert hall to a smog-eating hospital. Ultimately the 176-page hardcover shows how an informed society has joined the conversation concerning how buildings can best serve the …