Category Archives: Tools + Arcana

LIBRARY SHELF: Books, Boxes and Portfolios

Zeier, Franz Books, Boxes and Portfolios: Binding, Construction, and Design Step-by-Step (1983) FIRST LINE: “The steps described under this heading are not meant to be followed one by one.” ICI SHELF: Bookmaking ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (04-14-12)

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LIBRARY SHELF: Landscapes of the Passing Strange

Purcell, Rosamond and Michael Witmore Landscapes of the Passing Strange: Reflections from Shakespeare (2011) LAST LINE: “From time to time, I do get lucky.” ICI SHELF: Photography ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (02-28-12)

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Every Ten Minutes Cassette by Robert Farber

A project by Robert Farber for Day Without Art in 1992. There was no sound on the tape except for a gong that rang every ten minutes – the rate of AIDS deaths in the United States at that time. … Continue reading

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Volvelle With Condom Comebacks

AIDS education has taken many forms including this volvelle that offers “comebacks” for sex partners who refused to wear condoms.

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EARTH SAMPLE: earth in earthkit

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