Links / Photography

• Bibliobus

  № 130

  

  Back in the days, in small villages in the Netherlands like the one I grew up in, there used to be a Bibliobus: a library bus or van that visited the village at set times so the residents could borrow books to read (biblio comes from the Dutch word for library, bibliotheek).

  This photo collection on Flickr (found via Daniel Benneworth-Gray) shows a few of them. Different times and, in some cases, tremendous graphic design.

• Temper Studio

  № 82

  

  A friend recently forwarded me Temper Studio, a new tennis brand dropping one product per month during their “rookie season”. As a somewhat obsessive tennis player, I’m a sucker for this (I don’t need these things, but maybe I do?), and my finger’s been hovering over the purchase button for a while now.

  The main reason I’m linking to them here is their photography. They were taken by Manuel Peric, and they’ve clearly put a lot of thought and effort into creating photos that make you feel the game; a breath of fresh air in a time where many are trying to cut corners and using AI to produce similar (yet soulless) imagery.

  I love how they presented their ball collector, in all its glory.