The Evolution of the Bat Symbol
Andrei D. Robu who specializes in lettering & illustration, examines the evolution of the bat symbol over the years since Bob Kane created the Caped Crusader.
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BioBus: Bus Roots
Many cities are encouraging you to leave your car at home to have a cleaner eco-friendly city. Less emissions from car and new bus routes to accommodate more passengers. Bus Roots is a further exploration on making the bus greener by having an eco-system on top of each bus. The bus is reclaiming some needed […]
Jennifer Maestre’s Pencil Art
Jennifer Maestre’s pencil art is not what one would expect but yet it is exactly what it should be. Pencils as art. The intricate designs are based on the spines of the sea urchin. These majestic but yet deadly creatures become a metaphor of prism colored pencils on land. Quantities of industrially manufactured objects are […]
The Weird Book Room
The weird book room has a book for all strange tastes. It’s most likely none of these book were in any top selling book lists, maybe they should be on a list of terrible book ideas. With over 171 odd books in the weird book room collection, the list is bound to grow. In some […]
Blowing Balloon Animals: La Bolleur
Blowing animal balloons is going to the extreme. Holland’s La Bolleur a collective of artists are having fun with their latest venture into blowing balloon animals. It has been 5 years since Timon van der Hijden, Zowie Jannink and Steie van Vugt decided to change the scene at La Bolleur – a former brothel in […]
Latin Wide D: Nexus Font
The most popular font in the past month or two has been Latin Wide D. The letter “N” has come to be the calling card of the faction group in the WWE called Nexus.
Smoking Skateboard
There are not too many skateboarders chomping at a cigar while clocking downhill with their boards. This Bordo Bello logo imprinted on a skateboard is truly bordello badass. The board was created for charity for AIGA Denver.
Born Modern The Life and Design of Alvin Lustig
American designer Alvin Lustig has two books based on his work and life this month — Born Modern: The Life and Design of Alvin Lustig by Steven Heller and Elaine Lustig Cohen (Chronicle Books) and Purity of Aim: The Book Jacket Designs of Alvin Lustig by Ned Drew and Paul Sternberger (RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press). […]
Myriam Cliche and the Mini Yeti
Art comes in many forms, Montrealer Myriam Cliche dabs into animation and crafts. Her little hand sewn 1 3/4 inch tall yeti is part of her mimiMatelot collection.
The Peanuts Collection: Treasures from the World’s Most Beloved Comic Strip
Nat Gertler’s The Peanuts Collection: Treasures from the World’s Most Beloved Comic Strip is perhaps one of the greatest collection of Peanuts memorabilia in book form. This is the ultimate book for the Peanuts enthusiast. If you live in North America it’s a good chance that Peanuts has crossed your life at one point or […]
Artisanal Pencil Sharpening
Have we become so lazy as a society that we cannot sharpen our own pencils? Since when has it become an art form? David Rees the man behind artisanal pencil sharpening will sharpen your pencils with care, and charge you a pretty penny. The cost? $15. You can pick yourself up from the floor now.
Scary Godmother
This just what the witchdoctor ordered for Halloween. Scary Godmother by Jill Thompson is good bad medicine for trick or treating. It’s Halloween night and it’s up to Scary Godmother to show one little girl just how much fun spooky can be! Meet Hannah Marie, who, with the help of Scary Godmother, stands up to […]