explore-blog:

Laconic history of the world in a typographic map of the world based on the most common word in the Wikipedia page about the respective country’s history – a literal take on cartography as power and propaganda. 

explore-blog:

Laconic history of the world in a typographic map of the world based on the most common word in the Wikipedia page about the respective country’s history – a literal take on cartography as power and propaganda

@4 months ago with 967 notes
#history and literature #maps #typography #history #politics #art and design #culture and society 

thescienceofreality:

Winsor McCay’s ‘Little Nemo in Slumberland’ celebrates its 107th anniversary today on Google’s homepage with an interactive Google Doodle.

Check it out here, and learn more about Winsor McCay here.

@7 months ago with 47 notes
#history #Little Nemo in Slumberland #humanactions #art #Google #Google Doodle #Winsor McCay 

explore-blog:

Metamorphose – fascinating 1999 documentary about M.C. Escher 

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@7 months ago with 86 notes
#history and literature #art and design #science and technology #math #Escher #art #documentary #history 

Titanic Art by Ken Marschall

(Source: dawsonrose, via crownedrose)

@10 months ago with 442 notes
#RMS Titanic #Titanic #art #epic #history #white star line 

designcloud:

Then and Now: Cass Tech High School

Impressive series of photographs titled “Then and Now” by Detroiturbex, taken in various abandoned buildings of Detroit in order to “raise awareness of the social and economic challenges” that the city faces. The images above are taken in Cass Tech High School, showing students in the prime of the school’s history, contrasted with the current neglected state of the building.

@5 months ago with 286 notes
#photography #detroit #history #architecture 
explore-blog:

The visual evolution of famous logos

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The visual evolution of famous logos

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@7 months ago with 219 notes
#art and design #design #branding #Apple #history and literature #history 
discoverynews:

I wouldn’t want to see this for mine.
explore-blog:

The evolution of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s signature from 5 to 21 years of age.

discoverynews:

I wouldn’t want to see this for mine.

explore-blog:

The evolution of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s signature from 5 to 21 years of age.

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@8 months ago with 580 notes
#lit #history #culture #books 
explore-blog:

Laconic history of the world in a typographic map of the world based on the most common word in the Wikipedia page about the respective country’s history – a literal take on cartography as power and propaganda. 
4 months ago
#history and literature #maps #typography #history #politics #art and design #culture and society 
5 months ago
#photography #detroit #history #architecture 
7 months ago
#history #Little Nemo in Slumberland #humanactions #art #Google #Google Doodle #Winsor McCay 
explore-blog:

The visual evolution of famous logos
7 months ago
#art and design #design #branding #Apple #history and literature #history 
7 months ago
#history and literature #art and design #science and technology #math #Escher #art #documentary #history 
discoverynews:

I wouldn’t want to see this for mine.
explore-blog:

The evolution of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s signature from 5 to 21 years of age.
8 months ago
#lit #history #culture #books 
10 months ago
#RMS Titanic #Titanic #art #epic #history #white star line