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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
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!
Brainpickings.org
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?