Silhouetted superhero posters (4 images)

Silhouetted superhero posters (4 images)

Here are four totally awesome minimalist superhero posters by Marcus at Poster Inspired at Etsy.  All of these characters are featured in movies coming out this year, so it’s a perfect time to order them for your bedroom in anticipation. There are a lot of other cool posters at Poster Inspired as well, but these were by far my favorite.  The minimalist nature of the pieces make the superheros even more mysterious, and really captures an...

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A font that helps dyslexics read (1 video)

A font that helps dyslexics read (1 video)

Here is a great example of how design can literally change people’s lives:  Dutch graphic designer Christian Boer developed a font titled Dyslexie that aims to help minimize reading troubles for those who suffer from dyslexia.  Boer himself suffers from dyslexia, and set out to design a typeface that would make reading easier for others with the condition. It’s a rather inspiring story, and shows how design principles can be used...

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Tattoo Tuesday – Tattoos by artist Peter Aurisch (13 images)

Tattoo Tuesday – Tattoos by artist Peter Aurisch (13 images)

I feel a little bit strange calling myself a tattoo enthusiast when I only actually have one myself (an autumn-colored Maple leaf on my right forearm), but I really love tattoo artwork, and these by tattooist and artist Peter Aurisch (link contains some NSFW images) are hands-down some of the coolest I’ve ever seen. I’m sort of fascinated by the art of tattooing, and am impressed with how much these don’t look like tattoos....

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Sculptures made out of melted vinyl records (11 images)

Sculptures made out of melted vinyl records (11 images)

These sculptures were made out of melted vinyl records by Angelo Bramanti and Giuseppe Siracusa of L017 – and they’re pretty cool.  Conceptually, it didn’t actually interest me a whole lot until I actually saw them, then I was sort of left wanting to see more.  They’re surprisingly detailed. I’m currently looking around my place to see if there is anything worth melting down to turn into sculptures.  I figure...

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