Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Deadmark

Ah, violence in literature — you can't tell me that squishing a little plastic man between your pages won't feel fulfilling. As far as bookmarks go, I think it's rather impractical: too much sticks out, thus getting caught on the edge while dumping into your bookbag, which will pop it out and cause you to lose your spot. Deadmarks seem more suited for coffeetable books:

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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Bloody Bookmarks

It's probably short notice for Halloween, but if you're a fan of horror you can bloody up your books while you keep your place. Designboom is offering a set of Japanese-made "liquid bookmarks" for $24. They're not actually liquid; they appear to be made from some latex or vinyl (I hope it's the latter; less likely to 'bleed' color on your pages), and flexible enough to appear to be dripping from between your book's pages. They come in packs of three, with a light gray and a black one besides the red one.

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