Bless our lucky stars! A never-before-seen Dr. Seuss book has been discovered 20 years after the author’s death. Complete with a manuscript and illustrations, What Pet Should I Get will be published via Random House Children’s Books on July 28th.
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Arist Andrea Mastrovito created this huge installation out of cutouts from repurposed text books. The giant piece was inspired by H.G. Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau, and is aptly titled after the novel.
Another design book about Brooklyn you say? This one is cool because it show cases different interiors, from modern to luxury to vintage and grungy. The burrough has been swiftly changing over the last couple of years, and will continue to do so, so this book will bring you up to speed.
Photojournalist Chris Hondros was killed by a grenade while covering the Libyan conflict in 2011. A book of his works will be published in April 2014.
There’s something so very heroic about a person who not only dies for their job, but dies for their passion. Rest easy my good man.
Read more at The Guardian.
Wonderfully simple infograph on making cocktails, and more specifically, my favorite cocktail.
Designed by Brian D. Murphy for his book See Mix Drink: A Refreshingly Simple Guide to Crafting the World’s Most Popular Cocktails
Patti Smith, by Robert Mapplethorp
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, 1961
Photographer to know: Oleg Oprisco, from Ukraine.
Oprisco’s photos are like taking a peak into a storybook; part whimsical, part fine art. His muted color palette is my favorite element to work, which is titled ‘Photography as sense’ on his website. His photos seem quite simple but each shot seems to be so carefully constructed, as if each photo is a storybook in itself.
Get enveloped in his works at www.oprisco.com
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Concerning the Importance of Infographs
Brainpickings.org discusses and reviews Pulitzer Prize winning Gareth Cook’s new book. It’s titled ‘The Best American Infographics 2013’ and highlights the best infographs from the last year, and why they are the best.
Do you like graphic design? Do you aesthetics? Do you just like facts in general? Check out the article and check out the book!
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The Best American Infographics 2013
PS. Wouldn’t schooling have been so much more productive if history and chemistry and mathematics were taught via infographs?