That speedy artist is Julia Rothman, who created a pattern just for "Design by the Book" http://www.juliarothman.com

What's a 'zine? It's a noncommercial, often homemade or online publication usually devoted to specialized and often unconventional subject matter... at least, that's what the dictionary says http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zine

It's not just those 70s disco gods the Village People who like navy men--so does Julia Rothman! Get swept away by The New York Public Library Digital Gallery's navy images http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?num=0&word=navy&s=1¬word=&d=&c=&f=&k=0&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&imgs=20&pNum=

Plot your escape using nautical charts from The New York Public Library's digital gallery. http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?keyword=nautical+charts

Did you know that the formula for porcelain was a well-guarded Chinese secret for centuries? Explore examples of early Chinese porcelain from The New York Public Library's digital gallery http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?word=Porcelain%2C%20Chinese&s=3¬word=&f=2

See the original 1909 architectural drawings by Carrere & Hastings for The New York Public Library's light fixtures at http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?parent_id=305099&word=new%20york%20public%20library%20hastings&s=1¬word=&d=&c=&f=&k=0&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&snum=20&imgs=20