This is one of the coolest things I’ve come across in a long time:  an atlas of the United States created for the blind – in 1837. No ink was used in the making of this atlas, as the content is created by way of embossing so the blind could feel their way around.  It was made for children at the New England Institute for the Education of the Blind in Boston, and is pretty awesome. It’s wild that this is from 1837, I suppose...

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The works of art below were created by a group of artists for the Heartwork Project – a project designed to raise money for art supplies for the art room at Target House, a long-term treatment facility for children at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  The theme this year was Hope. This is such a heartwarming project, especially in a world where artists and designers are increasingly concerned with Facebook likes and website...

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A friend of mine sent me a link to Tom Whalen’s deviantART page yesterday, and I was an immediate fan.  His sense of color and contrast is incredibly inspiring, and his work has a sense of both elegance and whimsy.  They’re created in a way that almost makes them seem as if they’re moving. Mr. Whalen is one of those artists that humbles me when I see just how much work he has put out – and how good it all is.  What you...

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Your weekly reminder that less is more – an amazing minimalist film poster series. There is not a whole lot to say about these, they sort of speak for themselves.  But I will say, sometimes the most obvious design is the hardest to come up with.  These are good examples of designers who understand that concept and put it into...

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These song-inspired pictographs were created by an amazing designer named Viktor Hertz.  Viktor did a series titled Honest Corporate Logos that became an internet sensation a few months ago, and this series is just as good. Leonardo Da Vinci said that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, and this is a concept that Viktor Hertz understands and has...

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That’s right, these works by artist Chen Chun-hao were created using nails – by way of nail gun – instead of ink.  The effect is almost a ghostly image, something that at first appears to be ink, but upon closer inspection lacks the crisp, clear lines indicative of ink drawings. It’s a great concept, and I’m always intrigued by works of art where everyday items sort of take on the role of pixels in a digital...

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