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Lise Bonneau’s Pop-Up Alphabet Book

treats — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:51:31 +0000

Taking a refresher course in the alphabet sounds pretty ridiculous for anyone who’s outgrown Huggies. But sometimes you’ve got to take it back to the basics'for a perspective on the ABC’s that even grown folks can appreciate, Lise Bonneau has created a new design-forward pop-up book called Typop-Up.

The coffee table-style book uses thin strips of paper to construct an elaborate 3D page for each letter and number. Taking a cue from French designer Marion Battle’s own alphabet book, Bonneau designed each page as a complex piece of architecture. No word on whether or not the book will be mass-produced, so watch the video below to flip through it…

[Fubiz via Design You Trust]

No Regrets Book Shows Ridiculous Tattoos

treats — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:09:00 +0000

The world of tattoos has been pimped to death in recent years, but we could give two fucks about the “culture”'what we love are hilarious, stupid, regrettable, cringe-inducing, WTF tattoos.

Thus, we herald the arrival of No Regrets: The Best, Worst, & Most #$%*ing Ridiculous Tattoos Ever (Grand Central Publishing), a new book by Vice alum Aviva Yael and P.M. Chen. Featured body art includes Tasmanian Devils masturbating, unicorns doggy-styling, monkeys shitting and Al Bundy…fucking Al Bundy! Gotta see 'em to believe 'em, folks.No Regrets hits stores on May 20. After the jump, get a great sampling of photos from the book.

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