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Another brilliant New Yorker cover by Christoph Niemann, for the Thanksgiving issue. Niemann’s Abstract City is a must-have.

Another brilliant New Yorker cover by Christoph Niemann, for the Thanksgiving issue. Niemann’s Abstract City is a must-have.

“To describe different phenomena, physicists use various units. PASCALS, for example, measure the pressure applied to a certain area. COULOMBS measure electric charge (that can occur if said area is a synthetic carpet). DECIBELS measure the intensity of the trouble the physicist gets into because he didn’t take off his shoes first.” 
Abstract City – Christoph Niemann’s clever and amusing visual essays

“To describe different phenomena, physicists use various units. PASCALS, for example, measure the pressure applied to a certain area. COULOMBS measure electric charge (that can occur if said area is a synthetic carpet). DECIBELS measure the intensity of the trouble the physicist gets into because he didn’t take off his shoes first.”

Abstract City – Christoph Niemann’s clever and amusing visual essays

Christoph Niemann breaks down sleep agony and sleep bliss in his signature style of irreverent illustration. 

Christoph Niemann breaks down sleep agony and sleep bliss in his signature style of irreverent illustration. 

A certain amount of insecurity is a very helpful trait for any kind of designer.