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So great: If Stanley Kubrick had directed Game of Thrones and Saul Bass had designed the poster.
Pair with the legacy in film and design Saul Bass did leave.
(↬ Quipsologies)

So great: If Stanley Kubrick had directed Game of Thrones and Saul Bass had designed the poster.

Pair with the legacy in film and design Saul Bass did leave.

( Quipsologies)

Happy birthday, Saul Bass, greatest graphic designer of all time.

Happy birthday, Saul Bassgreatest graphic designer of all time.

From the inimitable Pop Chart Lab — who have previously charted the varieties of coffee, the history of Apple, America’s bike lanes, the composition of classic cocktails, the wonders of serif fonts, Gotham’s villains, and the 64 guitars that defined rock history — a visual compendium of cameras.
Complement with the story of how Polaroid redefined visual culture and 100 ideas that changed photography.
So great: Major movements in philosophy, as minimalist geometric graphics. 

So great: Major movements in philosophy, as minimalist geometric graphics

NASA gets geekily creative with pop-culture-inspired expedition posters.

NASA gets geekily creative with pop-culture-inspired expedition posters.

Lovely poster for New York’s Downtown Literary Festival by the one and only Sophie Blackall, in the style of her endlessly endearing Missed Connections. 
(↬ Lapham’s Quarterly)

Lovely poster for New York’s Downtown Literary Festival by the one and only Sophie Blackall, in the style of her endlessly endearing Missed Connections

( Lapham’s Quarterly)

Famous films, books, and movies reimagined as Dr. Seuss art.
Pair with the secret art of the real Dr. Seuss.
(↬ Flavorwire)
Among the growing number of translations we’ve received, we found it to be no coincidence that we were sent both Hebrew and Arabic translations at nearly the same time. We paired these languages with the hamsa, a non-religious symbol of protection, blessings, power and strength that is recognized across the entire Middle East.
A beautiful calligraphic hamsa version of the Holstee Manifesto, one of 5 timeless manifestos for the creative life, in Hebrew and Arabic by designer Josh Berer, with proceeds benefiting Seeds of Peace.
Among the growing number of translations we’ve received, we found it to be no coincidence that we were sent both Hebrew and Arabic translations at nearly the same time. We paired these languages with the hamsa, a non-religious symbol of protection, blessings, power and strength that is recognized across the entire Middle East.

A beautiful calligraphic hamsa version of the Holstee Manifesto, one of 5 timeless manifestos for the creative life, in Hebrew and Arabic by designer Josh Berer, with proceeds benefiting Seeds of Peace.

Such gorgeous vintage Polish film posters. Complement with these equally striking vintage Soviet propaganda and art posters.

( Open Culture)

All of Jason Franzen’s office etiquette posters are wonderful and tragicomically necessary, but especially this one. When in doubt, consult Chris Anderson’s Email Charter.
Compare and contrast with the 19th-century equivalent.
(↬ Quipsologies)

All of Jason Franzen’s office etiquette posters are wonderful and tragicomically necessary, but especially this one. When in doubt, consult Chris Anderson’s Email Charter.

Compare and contrast with the 19th-century equivalent.

( Quipsologies)

A timeline of the One Ring, from an ambitious project visualizing Tolkien’s books. Best thing since Jack Kerouac visualized and The Beatles charted. 
Complement with Cartographies of Time – a visual history of the timeline. 

A timeline of the One Ring, from an ambitious project visualizing Tolkien’s books. Best thing since Jack Kerouac visualized and The Beatles charted

Complement with Cartographies of Time – a visual history of the timeline. 

The story of the London Underground, in lovely vintage posters.

The story of the London Underground, in lovely vintage posters.

Gorgeous vintage-inspired minimalist posters celebrating the architecture of famous museums by Portuguese illustrator Andre Chiote.

( Fubiz)

Creative environmental nonprofit Do The Green Thing has partnered with 23 celebrated artists and designers to create a poster a day, for 23 consecutive days, until Earth Hour 2013. All posters are available as prints, with proceeds benefiting the DTGT charity.
Pair this one, by Tom Uglow, with a case for the walkable city.

Creative environmental nonprofit Do The Green Thing has partnered with 23 celebrated artists and designers to create a poster a day, for 23 consecutive days, until Earth Hour 2013. All posters are available as prints, with proceeds benefiting the DTGT charity.

Pair this one, by Tom Uglow, with a case for the walkable city.

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A brilliant series of minimalist typographic tributes to scientists and their discoveries by Kapil Ghagat (on Tumblr at bhagatkapil)

Best thing since these minimalist posters celebrating women in science.

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