thirty-fourth bird

Take something old and make it look new.


This is a 1979 edition of The Elements of Style by Strunk and White.

The Elements of Style was originally written by a dude named William Strunk, Jr. in 1918 and was specifically written for students at Cornell University. 

William Strunk, Jr.

Strunk taught lots of folks, including a dude named E.B. White.

E.B. White

E.B. White, by the way, is the author of Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan, all of which are tremendously lovely.


In 1959, MacMillan and Co. commissioned White to revise The Elements of Style. He modernized and expanded it, and today it is informally known as "Strunk & White."


Since the book is so old, and since it was on the freebie table at work, I decided to make it a brand new cover.


Which I did in about half an hour.

I really think it shows...

twenty-third bird

Transform an old book into something new by cutting, folding, gluing, and so on.


I found an old Reader's Digest book with the most amazing cover, so I made a journal.

Since it had epic seahorses on it, I had to do a Jacques Cousteau quote. Here is the man himself, awesomeness personified in a red hat: