A documentary from 1978, Final Marks: The Art of the Curved Letter chronicles the work of The John Stevens stone carving shop. Amazing.
A bit of awesomeness for inspiration, the set design for Amon Tobin's newest tour...
On a more upbeat note, this made me laugh for quite a while...
Charles Schulz's Peanuts comics often conceal the existential despair of their world with a closing joke at the characters' expense. With the last panel omitted, despair pervades all...
The strangely, wonderfully hypnotic You Are Listening To mashes up live police radio with ambient music...
Pretty jazzed about getting a ticket for Iron and Wine playing at Ram's Head LIve. I'm flying solo, so give me a shout if you'll be there too...
The Nietzsche Family Circus pairs a randomized Family Circus cartoon with a randomized Friedrich Nietzsche quote...
First of all, this is awesome. Second, I love how many people in the video are paying absolutely no attention to what's happening right in front of them...
I don't know why I'm so obsessed with Gerhard Richter's candle paintings, but I am...
Arcade Fire's The Wilderness Downtown was selected by FWA as 2010's site of the year. And for very good reason...
It's pretty cold in Baltimore these days, but it's not this cold...
It may be meant to be funny, but it's very accurate: How would you like your graphic design?...
I love the internet. Kim Jong Il looking at things...
oops by Chris Beckman...
I, for one, love the new Comedy Central Identity, and Brand New agrees...
Just a reminder NOT to mess with Cash4Gold.com...
From my new favorite website. I love this idea. Now I have yet another project for the holidays...
This is Natalie growing up right before your eyes. I've been told by friends that are parents that this is pretty much what it's like in real life too...
A designer's job is often not so much making things look pretty as it is about relating information in a useful way. 41 Latitude's Study of Google Maps vs. the competition might give you an idea of what I'm talking about. And yes, we really think about this stuff...
This takes a while to load, but Map of Metal is unbelievably worth the wait. Taking a break from it right now to post this. OK, going back...
I like to shy away from the political stuff on this site, but this definitely falls under the design umbrella...
Diane Alexander White is a Chicago photographer who was taking pictures at Comiskey park on July 12, 1979. Disco Demolition Night...
Tuaca Liqueur got a facelift that I think is quite nice...
Very fine experience dealing with the folks at Calumet Photographic as they helped me pick out my new toy...
After I got back in town from the holiday, I went to see the Warhol exhibit at the BMA and highly recommend it to fans of the artist...
If you own a Microsoft Kinect or are fortunate to know somebody that does, this is what you look like dancing in the structured light...
I might be a little late to the party on this one... Lakai Fully Flared Intro. And it features one of my favorite bands to boot...
Looking for some inspiration? Letter Cult has a nice little selection of Antique Lettering. I love this stuff...
The Atlantic.com has an interview with MIchael Bierut about the fine topic of typography that is worth about 8 minutes of your time...
Definitely something the girlfriend would never go for. But I love her anyway... Slayer and Christmas...
In case you were wondering... and live in the UK, South Africa or Poland... Flushtracker...
Something to think about when you're downloading your holiday pics to your laptop: is your USB cable spreading Satan's evil?
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