Keri Smith came to us with the idea for a more unstructured datebook meant to inspire creativity more than strictly plan your life. As you might guess by the name, this is not your everyday planner, in many senses of the word. The Non-Planner Datebook randomly intersperses undated monthly overviews with journal and idea pages so that you can have some sense of framework, but not feel constricted or bound by predictability. And Keri s whimsical structure and art are meant to amuse and make you reflect, but also just capture current moments and states. It may seem paradoxical to be simultaneously looking towards the future and the present moment, but it works in reminding you that organizing the later can be just as enjoyable as living the now. 
Datebook Stats: -new 2nd printing -12 undated month-at-a-glance pages -reference mini-calendars for 2009-2011 -81 note/jounal pages with varying degrees of customization -two-color cover and olive ink on natural interior pages -printed in Oakland, CA on 100% post-consumer recycled paper with soy-based inks -5 wide x 7 tall spiral-bound book with chipboard back cover -96 pages, 70# text natural

The Non-Planner Datebook

KERI SMITH

Little Otsu

The charmingly peculiar short stories collected in Nine Ways to Disappear revolve loosely around the theme of disappearance and mark a new form for Lilli Carre. Skillfully drawn single panels explore a rich imagined world where actions have unexpected consequences and loneliness pervades, but not without a sense of the absurd. The stories read like vignettes that can span a day or decades, all drawn within a bordered page in intimate detail. 
Each story unfolds quickly and features characters that run the gamut: joke-writing sisters gone awry, a wandering sleepwalker, a pearl with curious properties, an elusive coughing neighbor, a wide-eyed girl of questionable appeal, even a storm drain. Whether animate or inanimate, sweet or monstrous, Lilli has the ability to infuse them all with pathos, humanity, and humor. 
 - printed in Oakland, CA by a family-run printer - soy-based inks on 100% post-consumer recycled paper - interior pages blue ink on natural paper - 5.25 inches wide x 5 inches tall, 192 pages - recommended for mature readers

Nine Ways to Disappear

Lilli Carre

As you might guess by the title, this is not your average datebook. In fact, it's not really a planner at all (thus the Non-Planner part of the name). The Non-Planner Datebook is a creative journal that has randomly interspersed undated monthly overviews with notes and idea pages so that you can have some sense of framework, but not feel constricted or bound by predictability. And Keri's whimsical structure and art are meant to amuse and make you reflect, but also just capture current moments and states. It may seem paradoxical to be simultaneously looking towards the future and the present moment, but it works in reminding you that thinking about the later can be just as enjoyable as living the now. 
Non-Planner Datebook Stats: -new paperback edition -81 note/jounal pages with varying degrees of customization -12 undated month-at-a-glance pages -two-color 80#natural cover -blue ink on 70# text natural interior pages -printed in Oakland, CA on 100% recycled paper with soy-based inks -5 1/8" wide x 6 15/16" tall perfect-bound book -96 pages

The Little Otsu Living Things Series is a new collection of mini art books where different artists each explore one idea based around the theme of living things. The second volume in the series by Jo Dery is called Pheromones: a chemical conversation and is an exploration of how animals use pheromones differently to do things like mark territory, attract mates and even attack enemies. Jo's beautiful watercolor drawings of sea urchins and amazing line drawings of beetles meet dogs, cats, gulls and even people in this factoid-filled and often humorous book.  Limited edition of 1000. Saddle-stitched booklet, 16 pages (half full-color, half single color), white 80 lb text, 5.875 inches wide x 9 inches tall. Printed in Oakland, CA on 100% post-consumer recycled paper with soy-based inks. Series design assistance by Dan Black.

The Little Otsu Living Things Series Volume 2

Jo Dery

Arts & Photography

The Little Otsu Living Things Series Volume 7

Liam Stevens

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The Non-Planner Datebook

Nine Ways to Disappear

The Non-Planner Datebook

The Little Otsu Living Things Series Volume 2

The Little Otsu Living Things Series Volume 7