i’d never heard of him before but he is responsible for a great deal of classic hollywood ‘iconography’ and is regarded by many as the godfather of american movie posters: bill gold
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water bears
these amazing little critters (with a plughole for a face) are known as tardigrades or ‘water bears’ and they are the first living organism known to man that is able to withstand “sub-zero temperatures, unrelenting solar winds and an oxygen-deprived space vacuum” or put simply: walking in space without a big suit and helmet on
well ok not bad, but i bet he doesn’t do very well trying to pick up women in bars with a face like that…
analogue retouching
talking of arab spring…. very strange this one: the annual ‘world press’ exhibition poster features a gruesomely disfigured young arab woman this year, designer ‘franklin de bekker’ discovered that one of the posters hanging in amsterdam had actually been hand-retouched by somebody using paint to replace her missing nose… wow
(image cortesy of eric wie & franklin himself via facebook)
nuts and bolts
no surprises when it comes to revealing what a modern camera looks like inside: just lots of air and printed circuit boards…
hovering art directors
the idea is similar to the ‘kim il jong looking at things’ tumblr which if you don’t know already, i urge you to have a look at
only this time the theme is different and probably a familiar sight to anyone who works in a design studio, art directors hovering in front of screens… genius
(via ‘sanne wijbenga’)