Letters from Letters

Indian block printing. pa-thump-thump

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:19:08 -0400

Indian block printing. pa-thump-thump

Avocado baked with an egg

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:56:06 -0400

holy. yum.

I have a friend who loves avocado. He told me that he treats it as a natural butter and always have it in his kitchen. Even more, we went on a road trip together and he took it in his suitcase. I like avocado as well, it’s a nice addition to a breakfast. Lately I found an interesting recipe on White on rice couple blog and I was waiting for avocado with a reasonable price to use it.

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awesome gifs rrrrrrrroll: R_60

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:59:32 -0400

awesome gifs rrrrrrrroll:

R_60

rrrrrrrroll: R_77

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:58:31 -0400

rrrrrrrroll:

R_77

gwebarchaeology: electricspacekoolaid: 500 Million Year Old...

Thu, 30 May 2013 02:55:28 -0400

gwebarchaeology:

electricspacekoolaid:

500 Million Year Old Fossil Named After Johnny Depp

David Legg, a scientist who is immortalizing Johnny Depp by naming a fossil after him.

David Legg who carried out his research as part of his PhD in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering at Imperial College London, named a fossil he discovered in honor of Mr. Depp. The 505-million-year-old fossil called Kooteninchela deppi belonged to a distant ancestor of lobsters and scorpions.

K. deppi is helping researchers find out more about life on Earth during the Cambrian period, which is when the majority of modern animal types emerged.

“When I first saw the pair of isolated claws in the fossil records of this species I could not help but think of Edward Scissorhands,” Legg said. “Even the genus name, Kootenichela, includes the reference to this film as ‘chela’ is Latin for claws or scissors. In truth, I am also a bit of a Depp fan and so what better way to honour the man than to immortalise him as an ancient creature that once roamed the sea?”

The ancient lobster-like creature lived in very shallow seas off the coast of British Columbia in Canada. Sea temperatures in this area would have been much hotter than today, and although coral reefs had not yet been established, Kooteninchela deppi would have lived in a similar environment made up predominantly of sponges.

Legg believes the ancient creature would have been a hunter or scavenger. Its claws may have been used to capture prey, or they could have helped it probe the sea floor looking for sea creatures hiding in sediment.

K. deppi was about 1.5-inches long with an elongated trunk for a body and millipede-like legs. It had large eyes composed of many lenses like the compound eyes of a fly. These eyes were positioned on top of movable stalks called peduncles to help it search for food and keep a look out for predators.

“Just imagine it: the prawns covered in mayonnaise in your sandwich, the spider climbing up your wall and even the fly that has been banging into your window and annoyingly flying into your face are all descendants of Kooteninchela deppi,” Legg said.

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Fri, 17 May 2013 00:47:19 -0400

2013 Routes, Timetables, and Program are posted!

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:37:06 -0400

Saturday! Saturday! Saturday! (and Sunday— but I won’t be there Sunday)

bigparadela:

These are pretty close to final, though you should check back on Thursday, May 16 for last-minute changes.

Read them here.

Hitler learns about Adobe’s new Creative Cloud model. (by...

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:20:34 -0400

Hitler learns about Adobe’s new Creative Cloud model. (by EvilEdison)

imjustcreative:

SAUL BASS: TITLE CHAMP Short Documentary Set to a bebop jazz...

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:37:06 -0400

SAUL BASS: TITLE CHAMP Short Documentary

Set to a bebop jazz beat, this documentary brings to life the extraordinary work of graphic designer Saul Bass, whose groundbreaking title sequences for Hitchcock’s films transformed the art of movie titles. Through interviews with directors such as Martin Scorsese and Guillermo del Toro, this film reveals why Bass is still considered the medium’s greatest artist. (IMDb)

midcenturymodernfreak

Hoorah! Google celebrates Saul Bass’ birthday...

Wed, 08 May 2013 01:54:00 -0400

Hoorah! Google celebrates Saul Bass’ birthday <3

Protect the hands!

Monsters + Monograms = Monstagrams :)

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:00 -0400

Monsters + Monograms = Monstagrams :)

c86: Ormond Gigli - Women in the windows in Manhattan,...

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:47:51 -0400

c86:

Ormond Gigli - Women in the windows in Manhattan, 1960

The building was knocked down the next day. The supervisor let us do it – provided we cast his wife

colored shadows = fun

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:16:45 -0400

colored shadows = fun

designersof: Charles Bukowski Quotes postcard set by Adam...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:00:42 -0400

designersof:

Charles Bukowski Quotes postcard set by Adam Juresko

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get your work featured by submitting it to designersof.com

An inspiring 40-min video

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:10:56 -0400

An inspiring 40-min video

I work by the 7th moon. First time I’ve ever said that....

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:11:44 -0400

I work by the 7th moon.

First time I’ve ever said that. :-)

danorst:

Moon Rise Time Slice…. this is a collage of 11 photos taken over 27 minutes and 59 seconds

travelingcolors: Exploded Flowers by Fong Qi Wei In ‘Exploded...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:09:53 -0400

travelingcolors:

Exploded Flowers by Fong Qi Wei

In ‘Exploded Flowers’, artist Fong Qi Wei has created a collection of images that show the radial symmetry of flowers, and also individual floral components. the act of disassembly lays bare the various shapes and textures of the flowers, highlighting how expansive some flowers can get when they are disassembled – the relative surface area to size of a rose is so much greater compared to a larger flower like the sunflower. the use of photography captures the beauty and intricacies of nature’s flowers in the moment of full bloom, and at the same time let you have a different appreciation of their beauty.

booksnbuildings: “Selected pages from the Spätgotisches...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:04:20 -0400

booksnbuildings:

“Selected pages from the Spätgotisches Musterbuch des Stephan Schriber, a manuscript which appears to be some kind of sketchbook, belonging to a 15th century monk working in South-West Germany, where ideas and layouts for illuminated manuscripts were tried out and skills developed.”

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Laser-cut Laser-beautifulness. see here

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:33:00 -0400

Laser-cut Laser-beautifulness. see here

4-1-13 nevver: T.S. Eliot

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:56:52 -0400

4-1-13

nevver:

T.S. Eliot