My Sand Castles
"Nature will always be against you and time is always running out. Having to think fast and to bring it all together in the end is what I like about it. I rarely start with a plan, just a vague notion...
View ArticlePerspective
With more snow headed towards Chicago, some perspective: rare footage of 1908 Moscow in winter.
View ArticleThe Murmurations of Starlings
The Murmurations of Starlings. No sign of any True Detective bird spiral hallucinations.
View ArticleNoted: New Logo and Identity for Arab Link by Unisono
Now More Linked(Est. 2011) "Working in close cooperation with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, at Arab Link we offer a great range of money transfer products, superb exchange rates, all complemented by first...
View ArticleLinked: Signet Signal Symbol
Link A Flickr set of Signet Signal Symbol, a 1976 compendium by Walter Diethelm of icons and logos. Sweet.
View ArticleNepal Gurung Honey Hunters
"High in the Himalayan foothills of central Nepal Gurung honey hunters gather twice a year, risking their lives to harvest the honey from the world's largest honeybee. For hundreds of years, the skills...
View ArticleA Volcano Erupts on Io
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has sent back some stunning images and video of a volcano erupting on Jupiter's moon Io. The volcano is named "Tvashtar", after the Hindu god of blacksmiths.
View ArticleThis Millennial is not Interested in Your Civil Liberties Insurance
"I'm sure not even sure I'm eligible for civil liberties. The government's website, Constitution.gov, which is a partisan name, didn't help. It was really complicated, and took four seconds to load on...
View ArticleSip Snap
SipSnap is a simple, spill-proof, kid’s drinking lid that fits any cup. Brilliant.
View ArticleLinked: Opening at Native Design
Link Position: Industrial Design Lead at Native Design in London, UK.
View ArticleSlopegraphs
Mr. Tufte on slopegraphs for comparing gradients. Scroll down to see a beauty made from the results of twelve years of crew races at The University of Cambridge.
View ArticleJonas Dahlberg
"Upon the recent conclusion of Norway's July 22 memorial site competition, Swedish artist Jonas Dahlberg was unanimously selected by the competition jury to be the designer." His idea is brilliantly...
View ArticleReviewed: New Logo and Identity for Experticity by Attik
Brand LightningEstablished in 2005, Experticity, as its name sort of implies, is focused on the empowerment of experts who work in retail. The gist, as I understand it, is that Experticity works with...
View ArticleNoted: New Logo and Identity for Minna Palmqvist by Bedow
Femme Fashionable"Minna Palmqvist launched her eponymous fashion label in 2009 as a continuation of her Masters project Intimately Social at the prestigous Konstfack College of Arts in Stockholm. The...
View ArticleLinked: Put Bacon on It
Link Brandiose has created a secondary bacon logo (among other new alternates) for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Phillies' Triple-A team, to put on their hat. I repeat: bacon.
View ArticleB is for Basil assaulted by bears
The Loyola University Museum of Art is hosting twoexhibitions of work by Edward Gorey, who was born in Rogers Park.
View ArticleToBX R1
The Opening Round is up and surprising, in The Morning News Tournament of Books - Presented by Field Notes.
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