"I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies. "
“Harry Pearce and Jason Ching have designed a series of posters for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime that highlight the relative merits of drug treatment and rehabilitation around the world. The posters are a training tool specifically aimed at the Russian police, whose country has a particularly poor track record in drug treatment. The posters had to be eye-catching, easy to absorb and not reliant on language. The typographic solution built a simple world map from internationally recognised country abbreviation codes (GB, US, RU, etc). Eight variants were then designed, using colour coding and icons to provide comparative statistics around drug abuse, the incidence of HIV, Methadone and opioid maintenance therapies, and needle and syringe programmes.”
via Pentagram
“I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me. Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of my fancy to what is positively trivial.”
Yōkai Daizukai, an illustrated guide to yōkai authored by manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, features a collection of cutaway diagrams showing the anatomy of 85 traditional monsters from Japanese folklore
The Kuro-kamikiri (”black hair cutter”) is a large, black-haired creature that sneaks up on women in the street at night and surreptitiously cuts off their hair. Anatomical features include a brain wired for stealth and trickery, razor-sharp claws, a long, coiling tongue covered in tiny hair-grabbing spines, and a sac for storing sleeping powder used to knock out victims. The digestive system includes an organ that produces a hair-dissolving fluid, as well as an organ with finger-like projections that thump the sides of the intestines to aid digestion.
The Makura-gaeshi (”pillow-mover”) is a soul-stealing prankster known for moving pillows around while people sleep. The creature is invisible to adults and can only be seen by children. Anatomical features include an organ for storing souls stolen from children, another for converting the souls to energy and supplying it to the rest of the body, and a pouch containing magical sand that puts people to sleep when it gets in the eyes. In addition, the monster has two brains — one for devising pranks, and one for creating rainbow-colored light that it emits through its eyes.
-Yes, Halloween was a week ago but still… Absolutely hijacked from Pinktentacle, head on over there to see more…
Coming Soon: Shanghai & The Park Hyatt by Yohanes Budiyanto:
“Pictured here is a sweeping view of Pudong area with its crowning landmarks: Jin Mao Tower and Oriental Pearl TV Tower; and on the background is the older part of the city, known as Puxi, most famous for its waterfront promenade aptly called The Bund. “Shanghai, China
Someday! The Jin Mao Tower looks like it’s wearing armor or something. And that smog in the background is appalling.
"A golden orgy of fudge lovers on a quest to regain their virginity through the magic of crochet."
“Kusotare” - Acrylic and ink on canvas
Jasper Wong creates what he calls his “…own unique clash of Asian influenced Pop-culture on paper…”
"We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed"
Luv[Sic] by Nujabes feat. Shing02
“The last resort, the secret weapon used in the the final battle, going berserk, spinning and shooting in every direction until completely depleted of energy.”
“Death Blossom” by David Choe
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has ..."
Computopia: Old Visions of a High-Tech Future Part 1. “The Rise of the Computerized School,” illustrated by Shigeru Komatsuzaki, takes a peek inside the classroom of the future, where the teacher is an image on a screen and students sit at desks equipped with computers. When the teacher presents a problem, the students input the answer into their computers. If an answer is incorrect, the students use a light pen to make revisions on the monitor until the computer says it is right. For the purpose of maintaining order, the future classroom will come equipped with watchful robots that rap students on the head if they lose focus or act up.
