We’ll be eager to see what their joined business operation comes up with next. The book starts with a look at the real transportation costs of families and individuals, and moves on to examine the current civic costs of our transportation system. One of Blue’s continuing projects will be the next incarnation of Taking the Lane: an annual Journal of Bicycle Feminism.īlue and Biel are two bright lights in Portland’s amazing constellation of biking thinkers, makers and artists. Bikenomics provides a surprising and compelling new perspective on the way we get around and on how we spend our money, as families and as a society. The merged operation has a 975-title catalog. Where she publishes books about the feminist bicycle. Now that we’ll be officially working together, the benefits to everyone are already becoming clear. Interview: ELLY BLUE solarpunks spoke with Elly Blue who is the co-owner of Microcosm Publishing. The merger makes a ton of sense - half the world already thinks that Joe and I are part of the same operation, and we’ve been sharing ideas, energy, and practical efforts since we started dating six years ago, leading to a lot of similarities and connections in our brands, our designs, and how we do business. Bikes are the future and Portland’s right in the middle of it. Obviously, bikes are going to grow as a focus now that I’m bringing my authors and networks to the table. Microcosm has been putting out bicycle-related stuff since way before it was cool (case in point: the company’s chainwheel heart logo, and Joe’s iconic Evolution and Put the Fun Between Your Legs designs). Here’s Blue’s take on her role in the future of Microcosm:
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