A VC's Office Designed To Put Nervous Entrepreneurs At Ease

Want to have more productive meetings? Take a look inside the inspiring office of First Round Capital's Phin Barnes, who carefully chose every piece to spark revealing conversations.Phin Barnes's office is like a Hidden Pictures Puzzle. The more you look around, the more you notice. Neon-speckled sneakers are tucked into shelves and on side tables, a series of Venture Capital for Dummies books are stacked under another side table, and decorative lanterns from Fab are used in lieu of desk lamps. Further discussion with Barnes reveals that every piece of the non-aggressively hip decor in his otherwise standard office space has a distinct purpose.Read Full Story     Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2014-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Bacon dies at 91; he revolutionized the design of book covers

Paul Bacon's name may be unfamiliar, but anyone who has browsed the bestseller racks over the last 60 years knows his work. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Fifty Shades of Grey novel puts Christian Grey centre stage

Grey, the fourth book in EL James’s erotic series, is released on the birthday of her fictional male anti-heroFifty Shades of Grey author EL James is ringing in the birthday of her fictional anti-hero, Christian Grey, by releasing the fourth book in her series of erotic novels in the dark hours... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster Debuts Lumin to Ease E-Reading Eyestrain

E-book subscription service Oyster has developed Lumin, a new feature available via its app that automatically adjusts the light emitted from mobile screens to ease eyestrain and prevent sleep disruption. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA Questions Bid for Independent Copyright Office

ALA joins a chorus of Internet and tech businesses in questioning a proposal to establish the U.S. Copyright office as its own independent agency. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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La Presse: Inside the $36M Bet Designed to Transform Newspaper Publishing

MONTREAL — If a “death of newspapers” narrative still mires the industry, then here might be a Lazarus story.    It’s hard to avoid such hyperbolic comparisons when talking about La Presse, a 131-year ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Plan for 'Independent' Copyright Office Meets Resistance

AAP officials have called the proposal "a critical first step" toward modernizing the Copyright Office, but a coalition of Internet companies are less enthused. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Opening: Assistant to the Director of the German Book Office New York

The German Book Office New York is hiring an assistant to the director. This position offers the opportunity to learn about international book publishing. The post Job Opening: Assistant to the Director of the German Book Office New York appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2015: Put ’Em Up! Powerhouse Mystery Writers Reveal Secrets on the ‘Pencil Panel’

Don’t tell anyone,” confides bestselling author Brad Meltzer about today’s panel “Inside the Mystery Writer’s Studio,” in which he is participating with fellow superstars James Patterson and Nelson DeMille. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2015: Mac Barnett and Jory John: The Terrible Two Put the Con Into BookCon

We are going to put the con back into BookCon,” Mac Barnett, says of the pranking workshop that he is leading with his fellow expert, or, partner-in-crime, Jory John, today, noon–12:45 p.m., on the Downtown Stage. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2015: ‘Office’ Duo Kaling and Novak Reunite to Open BookCon

On Saturday, former 'Office' co-stars B.J. Novak and Mindy Kaling reunited on stage to kick off the second annual BookCon in front of a packed and boisterous crowd. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ACE puts £1.2m into creative writing in schools

Arts Council England (ACE) has launched a £1.2m fund to support creative writing in schools. Meanwhile, ACE's recently appointed chief executive Darren Henley has urged the government to cease cuts to art funding. Between October 2015 and October 2018, ACE will invest in three funding awards... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Folio: Top Women in Media – Entrepreneurs

Folio:'s annual Top Women in Media Awards were created to celebrate, inspire and bring together the women who make magazine media such a dynamic industry. The post Folio: Top Women in Media – Entrepreneurs appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why some media newsletters aren’t designed for clicks

Email newsletters are increasingly popular as a way for readers to cut through the online clutter. That trend has given rise to newsletters that are designed to be read entirely in email. These products, say publishers including Quartz and Ozy, are based on the counterintuitive idea that the end... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Google Designed An E-Book Font For Any Screen

Say hello to Literata, Google's font designed exclusively for longer reads.In January of 2014, a Pew study showed that nearly a third of American adults had read an ebook in the last year, and 50% of adults owned some kind of tablet or e-reading device. Many of these readers are using the wide... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Design Harms Instead Of Helps

Bruce Nussbaum's firsthand account of how a celebrated agro-design went terribly wrong. This is an excerpt from the forthcoming book Design and Violence, edited by Paola Antonelli, Jamer Hunt, and Michelle Fisher and published by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The book is based on an... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc puts Blue Fin building up for sale for more than £400m

Publisher of Marie Claire and NME expecting premium price for HQ near Tate Modern and planning to remain a tenant following saleThe publisher of Marie Claire and NME has put its London headquarters, the Blue Fin building near Tate Modern, up for sale with a price tag of more than £400m.Time Inc... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Perry to design BAMB tote bag

Grayson Perry will design a collector’s edition tote bag for this year’s Books Are My Bag (BAMB) campaign. The Turner Prize-winning British artist’s design will be revealed at the BAMB launch on 8th October, which is also “Super Thursday”, the day on which a large number of publishers’ key... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC Adds Four More Global Offices; Signs Slaughter

As part of its global expansion, HarperCollins has signed Karin Slaughter to a four book deal in which the publisher has acquired world English rights as well as foreign language rights in about a dozen languages. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Go Set a Watchman book jackets: a designer reads the artwork

The newly revealed covers of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird sequel are a graphic illustration of their publishers’ ambition to ensnare her fansCover for Harper Lee’s Mockingbird sequel revealedArguably the most hotly-anticipated novel in the world in 2015, Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, had... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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