Video from Goeblins, a Parisian animation school. The site is in French but the animations are all so nice.

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National Geographic is known for their images. Somehow they manage to corral the best natural photographers in to one place, so it was no surprise to me when every image that sprung up in their International Photography Contest set was as good as the last. This might be the best way to supplement your Commons addiction.

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I’m not sure if it’s because this house is just down the street (relatively speaking) or because it really is stunning, but this house from ZERAFA caught my eye. The New York City architecture firm designed this 5,000 sf. home in Niagara Falls, Ontario for a private client. If only I had the money…

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Pictured above is a portrait of Charles Darwin and, beside it, a version that I made on my computer. Actually, it would be more accurate to say that my computer made it for me; the picture on the right was evolved using a program written by artist/scientist Steve DiPaola. The program is part of his research into computer creativity, which is, as the name implies, an effort to make computers creative. Evolving Darwin’s Gaze is described in an excellent set of videos, and also on its website, where you can evolve your own set of portraits.

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Fontshop.com is celebrating their 20th birthday.  To mark the occasion, they’ve released a slew of beautiful infographics that compile some interesting font statistics.  Typo-centric infographics about fonts?  This is some seriously meta stuff.

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Glass Shop is bringing local coffee back to Brooklyn.  While I’m sure their espresso is top notch, I’m mostly interested in the branding and promotional material by designer Michael Freimuth.  Freimuth’s work is elegant and consistent, covering the obvious, like signage and take away cups, but also things that typically only employees would interact with, like mixing glasses and the point-of-sale screen.  It’s this kind of commitment to detail, by both the designer and Glass Shop, that really impresses me.

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Charles Chary, aka Paper Extravaganza, is one creative paper crafter. He crafts topographical map type paper installations out of nothing more than paper and glue. Scope out his entire set of works, as they vary in design and style. I really like this guy, reminds me of stalagmites and stalactites of some cozy bear cave.

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A very nice poster by designer Martin Ansin.  There’s no doubting that his monochrome illustration is top notch, but I’m particularly drawn to the header and title block.  It’s a really nice blend of classic and modern type.  For contrast, you can look at the original poster here.

Not surprisingly, although not intentionally on my part, this is another one of the Alamo Drafthouse’s productions.

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Two awesome adventure-roleplaying board games from the 90s. One of which has become a critically acclaimed movie, the other a song so bad that I’ve been prohibited from linking it. These were the board games of my youth, and they’re still rad. A couple of miniature monsters and a cheesy fantasy story are more than enough for an imaginative mind. If you’re having trouble add a couple flashlights for spooky facial lighting.

Note: The game master (the kid who plays the role of the bad guys) in HeroQuest is called Zardon, also the name of the player’s character in missile command.

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I wish my sketchbook looked this good.

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