The Bay Area Book Festival, A New Two-Day Literary Event in Berkeley, California
The Bay Area Book Festival is a new, two-day literary event that will bring 150 authors from around the world to Berkeley, California on June…
New Letterpress Business Cards by MOO
Online printing company MOO has released a new line of letterpress business cards that feature tactile letterpress elements. The cards are available in 12 templates,…
The Fairy Post Office, A Tiny Post Office Hidden Inside a Tree in an Orinda, California Park
photo by mallorypickett The Fairy Post Office is an unofficial yet functioning post office located in a tree in Tilden Park in Orinda, California. The…
More Surreal Fused Figure Sculptures by Yoshitoshi Kanemaki
Back in March we first posted about the wonderful wooden sculptures of bizarrely fused human figures created by Japanese artist Yoshitoshi Kanemaki. Kanemaki’s life-sized sculptures…
Many Small Cubes, An Outdoor Installation of Aluminum Cubes and Live Plants in Paris
photo by Marc Domage For the FIAC art fair back in October, Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto created “Many Small Cubes”, an installation of metal cubes…
Classic Paintings Recreated With Decorative Masking Tape
Tape recreation of ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ by Johannes Vermeer Japan-based artist Nasa Funahara uses decorative masking tape to recreate classic paintings by Vincent…
NYC,1981, A Blog About the Culture, History, and Art of New York City in 1981
Brooklyn gang The Dirty Ones. Photos via Classic NY Street Gangs NYC,1981 is a fascinating blog that looks at New York City in the year…
City Landmark Illustrations Made With Bicycle Tire Tracks by Thomas Yang
Back in March we posted about a wonderful illustration of the Empire State Building that artist Thomas Yang created with bicycle tires and paint. Yang…
An Illustrated History of Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah The Illustrated History of Mac OS X traces the development of the Apple operating system from Mac OS X 10.0…
Margaret Keane, The Artist Behind the Iconic ‘Big-Eye’ Paintings of People and Animals
Starting in the 1950s, artist Margaret Keane began creating paintings of people and animals with oversized doe-eyes. The paintings gained widespread popularity in the 1960s,…