![]() In the last several years, the project for me has been creating an imprint, such that it isn’t just a name for “stuff the current publisher likes,” or a curatorial principle. I also love thinking about how to build collaborative systems-what business books would call healthy workflows. I like thinking about how a book might express its idea in every aspect of its physical form. I love looking at Pantone books and headbands and types of foil stamping. I love the paradox of a mandate that focuses on “the utility of frivolity.” I love bookmaking. Our stated mission is to create “Joyful Books for Curious Minds,” which expresses itself as a focus on “skill-building” nonfiction and learning through play. ![]() We don’t limit ourselves by age or category. The beauty of Odd Dot is that it’s an in-house creative lab where I get to sit with my team every week and imagine new kinds of projects. But several were quite successful, and that allowed me to become the founding publisher of Odd Dot. ![]() ![]() A lot of those projects failed if we’re going by sales. ![]()
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