From Flavorwire:
Jason K, of 84/5 Studio, has created a series of beautifully executed 8.5” x 11” mini-posters for Miyazaki classics, from Castle in the Sky to Ponyo, in the style of well-loved and gently worn vintage Penguin book covers. See the series, which we spotted via Boing Boing, after the jump, and buy the posters — or a set of nine postcards to send to all your Studio Ghibli fan friends — at 84/5 Studio’s Etsy store.
This is a reminder that we still need to see The Secret World of Arrietty.
Be jealous, folks. This was my going away present. Don’t worry, I’ll still be Tumblr’ing with my awesome Penguin pals. The interwebz knows no bounds! (Gabrielle)
Coffee is my best friend. Might as well personify it.
This literal java jacket is made from the same recycled paper and serves the practical function of a typical java jacket, but it looks a bit more stylish.
(by: Brock Davis, via: likecool)
Beastly GIFs Combine Gary Baseman Aesthetic With 3-D Wow
Illustrator Dain Fagerholm uses animated GIFs to simulate 3-D images by quickly alternating stereoscopic perspectives (fooling our brains into thinking that we’re seeing two views at once). A few photographers have pulled off that trick before, but Fagerholm uses a different medium: ink and sometimes Sharpie.
“I am interested in GIFs as an art form,” Fagerholm tells Co.Design. “I started making GIFs and posting them to Tumblr a few weeks ago and was surprised at how many reblogs the ‘Gem Creature GIF’ was getting (15,961 notes currently on Tumblr). I don’t know why people find these GIFs so striking.”
more at Co.Design
Sometimes even superheroes have a bad day.
More at Wired
A Literary map of the UK
via Vol1Brooklyn
Wordy Shadow Art by Fred Eerdekens
We all look at a piece of art and hear its hidden messages, but it’s rare that a work will whisper to you as directly as these shadow art creations by Fred Eerdekens. His sculptures and installations, in some cases very beautiful on their own, create art from the shadows, leaving messages on the wall in either negative or positive space, incorporating everything — the light, the shadow, the physical space, the wall behind it — into the artwork’s expression. Eerdekens’s work, which we first spotted over at DesignBoom, leaves us peering, wondering how he possibly figured out how to do that, before we sit back and enjoy it. If you’re lucky enough to be in Paris right now, a selection of Eerdekens’s work will be on display at the Magda Danysz Gallery beginning March 17. Otherwise, click through to see some of our favorites, and then be sure to check out Eerdekens’s website for even more.
Slideshow at Flavorwire
Tea House by Archi-Union
Concrete walls twist up through the interior of this tea house and library
via Dezeen
