Pixel Book Jackets: Love It or Leave It?

January 29, 2009

There's no reason why your love of real-life hardbound books and your love of technology have to clash. Even if you're planning on getting a new Kindle soon, you undoubtedly still have some books in your place, and the Icoeye blog found a great way of showing that your techiness hasn't gotten in the way of your literary love: pixel-printed book jackets.

It's a little project unto itself, if you're so inclined to print out each sheet and then arrange your jacketed books on shelves to display the icons, but it's so creative that I'd enjoy seeing this instead of some dusty spines on someone's bookshelf.

What do you think?

Books Poll Love It Or Leave It Pixels Pixel Book Jackets

11 Comments

otay 4 years 10 weeks

That is so COOL! Except you wouldn't be able to tell which book is which and that would get kinda frustrating trying to look for a certain book for ever.

poisona 4 years 15 weeks

they're so incredibly not user-friendly and totally defeat the purpose of having a book spine to begin with

neko 4 years 15 weeks

love, love, love!

Zivanod 4 years 15 weeks

I agree with pinklady. How could it work? I don't like it.

pinklady8287 4 years 16 weeks

How could this even work? Books are all different shapes and sizes. But I like the idea, though! It looks cool.

OkLasLoca 4 years 16 weeks

Wow...This would take forever..Wouldn't the books have to be all the same size? Ridiculous for the people that actually read their books and need to find them!!

KadBunny 4 years 16 weeks

Aww, but it's adorable! I don't know about you guys but I know at least two people who have a shelf in the study filled with old encyclopedias no one even uses anymore; just there for decor. This could make for an interesting change.