Saturday, May 28, 2011

My kind of fashion


Check out this fantastic purse made from the book cover to Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. Now that is my style of accessory! For years I've been saying that quotes are always in fashion, but this is the first time I've meant it literally.

This is the creation of Linda Sienkiewicz, Rokki Fashion Handbags. Visit her on Etsy at @RokkiHandbags.

Linda Sienkiewicz, Rokki Handbags

"...far more seemly were it for thee to have thy study full of books than thy purse full of money." ~John Lyly

Friday, May 13, 2011

Short history of grammar: quotemarks


A few months ago I found this adorable comic drawn by Eric (a.k.a. Odysseus) titled “Short history of grammar: quotemarks.” I love it! His works are shared under the Free Art License which grants the right to freely copy, distribute, and transform. Click the image below to view in full size. The French translates to: “And that's how you were born...”

Short history of grammar: quotemarks by Odysseus


Update, February 2020:  Eric's website at the time of this blog post was lerelibre.net, but it's no longer a valid site and I've lost track of him. Eric, if you have a new website I can link to, please let me know!