Lovely book animation by Type Books in Toronto.

Ecriture Infinie is a fascinating art project by Bili Bidjocka.

I thought it would be interesting to design a project around an authorless book, in which everyone would have written something. Its purpose is the process. Writing is interesting because it is a process.

Described as an interactive installation that celebrates and ritualizes the passage from handwriting to digital writing, Bidjocka’s oversize notebooks have been traveling the world, inviting people to write on the blank pages “as if theirs were the last words to be written by hand”.

Read more about the project on www.ecritureinfinie.org.

Just added this book about fonts by Simon Garfield to my wishlist. If I had a bookcase that didn’t travel so much, I’d be tempted to order both the UK and US versions for the lovely cover designs.

Last week, J.K. Rowling had big news for Harry Potter fans—and the publishing world—with the launch of Pottermore. My favorite part of the announcement was this lovely paper animation put together by adam&eve and Andersen M Studios.

Harry Potter, paper cuts, and owls? Magic.

Do you ever find yourself wondering where the time has gone? Whether you’re engrossed in something and lose track of the hours, or you look up and realize it’s no longer spring, the moments have a way of slipping by. I find that the older I get, the faster time seems to move. Perhaps that’s why I’m so drawn to this knitted calendar by Patrick Frey.

Watching the weeks separate from the year…I am captivated. I imagine it would be oddly reassuring to feel the time pass through your fingers into a pile that can be gathered and made something of.

On mornings like this, when I struggle to shake off sleep, it helps to take a moment to just sit, slowly sip that first cup of hot coffee, and look at something beautiful. These lovely stop-motion videos by Ching-Wen Wu are a perfect start to the day.

Every cup of coffee contains its own soul, extracted from your feeling today. Every cup of coffee is like a magic show containing different journey and bringing the unending imagination and surprises. With a sip of coffee, you not only taste your own story, but also change your perspective of the world.

h/t @swissmiss

Taking a letterpress class is on my life to-do list.

via @designworklife

Behold the power of paper when combined with the talents of designer Kelli Anderson.

In the booklet-style invitation, a bit of paper-folding amplifies the sound of a sewing needle moving along the grooves of a flexidisc record. The hand-spun record yields a garbled, but scrutable listening of an original song by the couple.

Read all about the inspiration behind the project on Kelli’s blog. I also recommend checking out her portfolio, which is a clever and creative use of Google Maps.

Matt Rogers’ kinetic typography of Stephen Fry’s “Language” podcast is brilliantly done.

via @brainpicker

Bianca Chang, a full-time designer and part-time paper artist and illustrator, makes beautiful paper typography.

via @juparnell