Thursday, May 19, 2011

Her Shadow is Within: Suheir Hammad

I just discovered Suheir Hammad on TED. She constructs her poetry with powerful images.



Sunday, May 15, 2011

Painting Urbanism

In the 'this is really cool' category...Painting Urbanism is an exhibit opening at the Storefront in NYC. It's the work of two guys -- Haas & Hahn -- both Dutch. There is far more to the exhibit than the following photos. Click through to the Storefront website for more info here.



Saturday, May 14, 2011

Pow! Boom! Thunk!

I love vintage ads and peruse them at the Vintage Ad Browser with frequency. Here are a few ads that were created in comic book style. With our renewed interest in graphic novels, these are some great examples to share. The ones at the bottom are comic-related and done well.









I still want a Falcon. Love that car!








Groovy!




Very clever from Converse -- the wingtip...




How about Got Arms of Steel?

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Distributing the Lightning on April 1st

The latest...


It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
     -- Joseph Joubert


In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool.
     -- Yiddish Proverb


It is by means of my vices that I understand yours.
     -- Ralph Waldo Emerson


Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.
     -- Walter Lippman


 Dare to be yourself.
     -- Andre Gide


Three things cannot be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
     -- Buddha


The trouble ain't that there are too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.
     -- Mark Twain