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So glad to have Letterology back! She brings us photos of this one-of-a-kind book of seaweed lettering attributed to Maryette Shepard Bennet of Des Moines, Iowa, circa 1884.
12.16.2014
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What color is it? A simple site showing the time in the corresponding hex value.
12.16.2014
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Aaron Draplin gives us a glimpse into his logo design process in this video for Lynda.com.
12.15.2014
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Ballpoint pen drawings by BL67 of cats that look like their famous owners.
12.15.2014
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Photographer and historian Marc Hermann has superimposed old crime and accident photos over contemporary New York street photos. Some are a little gruesome and sad (and some look pretty terrible) but the good ones are worth the scroll.
12.15.2014
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A 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle by Clemens Habicht of the full CMYK color gamut. Wow.
12.12.2014
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This replica of the Kim Kardashian Paper cover was painted by performance artist Uwe Max Jensen. With his penis. This is his second penis painting; the first was of a Danish politician. Link is NSFW after some scrolling; first three images are fine.
12.12.2014
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Dissolve imagines a video game based on the hunt of increased social media status.
12.12.2014
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