Subway Art Blog has a wonderful collection of fake, manipulated, and humorous subway signs and posters, curated by Jowy Romano. Some of these are really clever.
Fake Subway Signs
Missed Connection
The following was taken from “The Loveliest Short Story You Will Read Today Was Published on Craigslist,” an article published on TheAtlantic.com, by Chris Heller, on August 9, 2013. It’s an enchanting, little “missed connection” post from Craigslist. Read more
&I
Earlier this month, I finally finished a novel that I’d been working on for the greater part of three years. &I is a study in self-identification as a reflection of others—twins, in particular.
In researching how to find a publisher for the book, I learned that I should create a cutting and submit it to online literary contests. Below is that cutting. If you know anyone in the publishing industry that may be interested in reading the full manuscript, please don’t hesitate to drop me a line. Read more
Urban Illumination
If you’re on the hunt for a truly unique lamp to accessorize your living room, Etsy is a far better place to start than Ikea. Because that’s the only place you’ll be able to buy this illuminating creation from Ricochet Studio that looks like a pair of shoes tossed over a power line. Read more
Lego Masters
Andy Warhol’s, “Marilyn Monroe”
Leonardo da Vinci, “La Gioconda”
René Magritte, “Son of Man”
Edvard Munch, “The Scream”
Vincent van Gogh, “Self-Portrait”
Marco Sodano, Art Director of Geometry Global in Milano Italy, created this unique campaign for Lego: All children are authentic artists with Lego.
A Celebration of My Father’s Life
Cyanometer
This 18th century instrument, designed to measure the blueness of the sky, is called a Cyanometer. The simple device was invented in 1789 by Swiss physicist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure and German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt who used the circular array of 53 shaded sections in experiments above the skies over Geneva, Chamonix and Mont Blanc.
The Cyanometer helped lead to a successful conclusion that the blueness of the sky is a measure of transparency caused by the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.