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Adrien Noterdaem — who, as far as I can tell, does not draw for the The Simpsons — draws some excellent Simpsonized characters from other shows and pop culture. The latest, an AV favorite: Game of Thrones characters.
07.09.2013
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The history of six brands of soda and their cans. Clearly the 1960s were epic on this matter.
07.09.2013
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Frolicky, Saul Bass-y graphics for this Franz Ferdinand music video.
07.09.2013
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Todd McLellan, whose “Disassembly” series was previously Quipped here, has a new book out: Things Come Apart, which is an expansion of the earlier series.
07.08.2013
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Lewis Varty has redesigned the logos of four popular movies and created stationery system s for them.
07.08.2013
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20-year-old artist Philip Romano covered his car in chalkboard paint, got the license plate “DRAWONME” and parks it around New York letting people draw on it.
07.08.2013
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What look like rejected Inception sketches are famous buildings that “can take on a completely new persona when viewed without context and a little digital manipulation.” By Andy Welsh.
07.08.2013
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The dynamic duo of Aesthetic Apparatus have launched Schoolhaus, is “Equal parts classroom, mentorship, and working studio,” where “students will pursue a mix of self-directed projects, group projects, mentored direction, and real-world design projects.” Schoolhaus is now accepting student applications for an initial 2-month exploratory study beginning in August.
07.08.2013
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Dale Irby, a teacher in Dallas, TX wore the same polyester shirt and vest for his yearbook photo for 40 years. No reporting, though, on his immaculate moustache-keeping over the same number of years. (Warning: two self-playing videos at the link).
07.05.2013
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Another great round-up from Letterology: nineteenth-century vintage fireworks packaging and labels from the collection of George Moyer. A two-day auction at Morphy Auctions brought in $438,000 on the sale of 1300 different lots.
07.05.2013
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