Organizing Books by Color

In 2004, a San Francisco artist named Chris Cobb did an installation in an independent bookstore called Adobe Books, rearranging every book in the 20,000-strong inventory by color (see photos and learn more here). Perhaps it took all this time for the Cobb effect to truly root itself in the design community, but lately it seems like everyone is buzzing about doing this. Many already have—there is an entire Rainbow of Books group on Flickr. [via How About Orange, Domino magazine, Flickr, and several other buzzing bees.]
Above: bookshelf by chotda on Flickr