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French Toast and Hugs Change the World

Monday 10.17.2011 , Posted by

Birthed at Burning Man, Shyam Vasant Yadav started French Toast and Hugs (FTX) back in 2000. I had the pleasure of meeting Shyam at Burning Man 2009 as part of his very fun, welcoming camp and just being around this positive guy gave me a refreshing look at life. His happy perspective is infectious: from simple stories about his favorite slice of pizza to introducing me to the relaxing music of Hammock.

What a perfect person to start a project that hands out hugs and french toast at no cost, for the simple pleasure of making people happy. Together with his FTX gang (you get a numbered jersey for lending a hand or spatula), he has fed an estimated 5,000 to 6,000 people around the world: cities like Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Auckland, Santa Monica, New York, Melbourne and Jodphur. [Read more...]

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Expressions Of Love With A Nerdy Twist

Monday 10.17.2011 , Posted by

Now here are some posters to warm the heart of any proud nerd! Nicole Martinez, an illustrator, art director and graphic designer from Boston says this of the inspiration behind the prints:

“My boyfriend and I came up with the phrase ‘nerdy dirty’ a while ago because we would say such nerdy things when we were trying to be romantic,” says Nicole. “So when I got the urge to design something sweet I could only think of things like ‘Aorta tell you how much I love you.’ Hence, the Nerdy Dirty poster series was born.”

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Medicated By World Politics

Monday 10.17.2011 , Posted by

Here, Propaganda Times brings us clever posters themed as Medicinal Politics. Cleverly slipped into each political satire are descriptions of potential side-effects associated with each type of rule, helping us realize that with our constant bombardment every day by political agendas, we may need to question what we are swallowing [Read more...]

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Ties: Debt Slavery in the USA

Sunday 10.16.2011 , Posted by

With Occupy Wall Street spreading to other nations, the movement continues to grow ever stronger by the day. This piece shows the JP Morgan Chase logo attached to a set of handcuffs, as a short time after the Occupy Wall Street protests began in New York, JP Morgan gave the NYPD the biggest one-time donation it had ever received: $4.6 million. It would seem the movement is having an impact [Read more...]

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Infographic Baby Blankets

Saturday 10.15.2011 , Posted by

If you’ve ever wished babies came with instruction manuals, you’ll appreciate the brilliance of The Information Blanket. Instead of prints of duckies and rainbows, these baby blankets are printed with infographic-style instructions to help parents care for their newborns. Designer Neil Powell included information that ranges from healthy body temperature and details on feeding to immunization and signs of illness. [Read more...]

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An Abstract Spin on Superheroes

Saturday 10.15.2011 , Posted by


Superheroes continue to have a strong presence in pop culture, from Hollywood movies to high fashion, and now to watercolour-style digital art. Arian Noveir painted this series of abstract-style superhero paintings that include Spiderman, Batman, the Hulk, Wolverine, Ironman, Hell Boy and Thor. Although there is only a hint of each hero splattered on each image, it’s just the right amount needed to identify which character is represented — provided you’d recognize these heroes in their comic state, that is.

We love the way classic superheroes continue to inspire creatives like Noveir, a French web designer, as well as artists like Marko Manev whose super minimalist superhero posters were featured on Visual News a little while back [Read more...]

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Remake: Classic Art Re-Interpreted

Friday 10.14.2011 , Posted by

Classic artworks get re-made in Booooooom.com’s photo project, ‘Remake’. Artists from van Gogh to Cindy Sherman where re-interpreted by photographers in the UK based project, playfully lending their artistic license to give the works a new aesthetic. Artists were encouraged to minimally modify their original images, lending the project a raw, snapshot like feel in many examples. See many more of the excellent submissions at Booooooom.com [Read more...]

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Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera

Friday 10.14.2011 , Posted by

It’s just a simple toss to a full panoramic photo with this yet to be released ball camera.
Determined with a built in accelerometer, the super cool images (including an image of the thrower/photographer) are captured at the peak of its flight giving an aerial view of the world. The devise uses 36 mobile phone cameras to take the image at one instant, making capturing moving objects a possibility not seen in many other panoramic methods. Find out more about the patent pending design at jonaspfeil.de [Read more...]

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Visual Bits #101 > Star Wars Alphabet

Friday 10.14.2011 , Posted by

Stroll through your daily links after the jump!
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Japanese Retro-Futures: From Utopia to Battlefield

Friday 10.14.2011 , Posted by

Whether the world was predicted to be peaceful or full of war, this roundup of illustrations from yesterdays Japan sees people streaking through the future in fantastically styled machines. It makes you wonder how closely the futuristic drawings of today will compare to the world of tomorrow?

View more of these forward thinking illustrations at Dark Roasted Blend [Read more...]

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