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Monday, November 15, 2010

Chronicle Books - Haul-idays



I don't normally do this, but I love Chronicle Books and they are having an awesome promotion - "Celebrate the Haul-idays" - and I can't help myself. They are offering a blog and a reader each up to $500 worth of free books. This is my wishlist - if you want the chance to win this set of books, leave a comment on this post and if we win, one of our commenters will win a set of books, too! They will announce the winners on December 13th.

Above: Handmade Living by Lotta Jansdotter, Narrow House by Avi Friedman, Paper + Craft by Minhee and Truman Cho of Paper + Cup.



From Hieroglyphics to Isotype by Matthew Eve and Christopher Burke, Little Book of Letterpress by Charlotte Rivers, Art of McSweeney's.



This Is for You by Rob Ryan, The Sneaker Coloring Book by Daniel Jarosch and Henrik Klingel, The Exquisite Book by Julia Rothman, Jenny Volvovski, and Matt Lamothe.



Creative, Inc. by Meg Mateo Ilasco and Joy Deangdeelert Cho, Designs for Small Spaces by Jennifer Hudson, City Walks Architecture: New York by Alissa Walker, One Line a Day: A Five Year Memory Book



Creature by Andrew Zuckerman, Ichthyo: The Architecture of Fish, Pictorial Webster's A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities by John M. Carrera.

38 comments:

  1. ooh! awesome! i'd LOOOOVE to get these books! :D

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  2. what a fantastic idea! I would love any (or all) if those books! count me in.

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  3. such a great list! i have a few of the same books on my list! would love for you to comment if you get a chance!! :) http://iartu.blogspot.com/2010/11/happy-haul-idays.html
    j.

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  4. I'm such a fan of Chronicle Books.

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  5. Woohoo! A chance for free design related books. I'm down for that. Good choices Anna. I'd be happy flicking through any of these :)

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  6. i'm such a huge fan of chronicle books. it's so obvious they love their subjects. the design of the books are always so awesome.

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  7. ooo! That would be a fabulous deal - great books selections!

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  8. LOVE the books and Love the idea!!!!

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  9. Fab, fab, fab! the books look amazing!

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  10. I so want the fishy book on the last row!

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  11. The books look absolutely lovely, immediately feel like turning the cover to look inside. Great that we have a chance to win some. Fingers Crossed. grin.

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  12. What a great list of awesome books - I would love to win some of these books are on my list for Santa Claus

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  13. it would be a nice early xmas present

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  14. Great selection of books!!! Thanks for sharing the offer. It definitely couldn't be passed up.

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  15. this is amazing.. love the collection of books

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  16. Great selection of books here! I'm actually posting this as a possible extra xmas present for my girlfriend - she's a graphic designer and also loves all sorts of handicraft projects. This would be perfect for her! Cheers!

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  17. I'm a high school art teacher and would love to win some books for fresh inspiration.

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  18. Great selection of books--but when would I have time to read blogs if I had these books?

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  19. Great list...great giveaway.
    katklaw777 at yahoo dot com
    Good luck!

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  20. Your list is fantastic! I have some similar titles on my list, check it out. http://design-conundrum.blogspot.com/2010/11/chronicle-books-happy-haul-idays.html

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  21. Great list! Good luck!

    ncnguyen514 [at] gmail [dot] com

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  22. Great list! This is an amazing giveaway.

    Thanks!
    gaby317nyc at gmail.com

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  23. I love design and architecture so I really like your list. It is very different--for the most part--from the ones I selected See My List Here but I would absolutely love to win either one.
    Smiles,
    Teresa

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  24. Narrow Houses, Designs for Small Spaces, and Creature just look so appealing.

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  25. nice list! thanks for sharing :)

    kshina(at)gmail(dot)com

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  26. Excellent book choices! Chronicle never ceases to impress.

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  27. Love your list! Fingers crossed to win.

    Here's mine if you want to check it: http://bluehourstudio.blogspot.com/2010/11/chronicle-book-love.html

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  28. such a great list!
    comment on mine here: http://sarahgabler.blogspot.com/2010/12/happy-haul-idays.html

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  29. OHHHH I love this contest. Thanks so much for the chance to win too! :)

    I love the selection.

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  30. yay, we have quite a few books in common on our list! fingers crossed for both of us!

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  31. As an art student, I love your choice of books! I'd be the happiest girl in the world if I won these books!

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  32. most excellent fun time goodness!

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  33. What a great list of books!

    jowanjowan73(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  34. You have some really cool ones on your list!

    nfmgirl AT gmail DOT com

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  35. Fabulous choices, especially the letterpress book!
    Lilyhoot at gmail dot com

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