Alternate Universe Movie Posters

These are so fantastic. The Bill Finger credit on the Joker movie (in 1979!) almost brought a tear to my eye. I'd like to live in the alternate reality where Bill Finger didn't die an unacknowledged alcoholic in '74.

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Who doesn't love creepy, creepy Santas?

Sketchy Santas

Oliver Munday's Zany Vision for 826DC

The roster of 826 writing center storefronts includes everything from a Time Travel Mart to a Pirate Supply Shop. Adding to that young but grand tradition is the newest location in Washington, D.C. Originally established as Capitol Letters Writing Center in 2008, it was relaunched in October 2010 and now doubles as The Museum of Unnatural History.

To bring the place to life with 826's trademark zaniness, its proprietors enlisted the help of the top notch designer (and occasional GOOD contributor) Oliver Munday. In the following photos, look as Munday manages to use his unique aesthetic voice within 826's existing visual language to create everything from the exterior walls to the packaging of the products on its shelves, with the end results resembling an early-20th-century explorers club.

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Hoxton Street Monster Supplies

A real store in actual real existence, the Hoxton Street Monster Supplies stocks top quality goods for everyday monsters, and the monsters in all of us. We Made This took the idea, and executed a perfect old-world apothecary with hand-stuck labels and painted door signs. The most interesting part of this store? Behind a cupboard lies a secret stairway to lead up to a writing school for kids, called Ministry of Stories. The store is actually a fake front for a writing centre where kids aged 8-18 can get one-to-one tuition with professional writers and other volunteers.

Born out of an idea of the 826 literacy project by Dave Eggers, this is one project that is perfect all over, inside and out.

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Delorean Time Machine Hard Drive

If you're looking for a drive to use as a Time Machine backup for your Mac, what better enclosure could you find than an actual time machine? The Delorean Time Machine Hard Drive ($250) is a 1:18 scale replica of the iconic Delorean from Back to the Future, with details like working doors and hood, a Mr. Fusion reactor, and 1950's wheels + rims, plus a 500 GB Seagate hard drive buried inside. Let's just hope this time machine doesn't fall into the wrong hands, lest your private photo collection become the property of the Internets.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

ImagoRetro wishes everyone a blessed and happy Thanksgiving with loved ones!

Realistic Anatomies of Cartoon Characters

These are so creepy and cool. I want them.

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Dead Horse Bay - by Nathan Kensiger

Creepiness is all around us these days, although what we are about to show you, is not exactly about the coolest Halloween Party in Town. New York photographer Nathan Kensiger went out to Barren Island (aka Dead Horse Bay) to document the the apocalyptic scenario that depicts the beach today immersed in a scary silence that gives you the feeling of the doomsday.

The whole thing began in 1850s when horses were the main source of transportation. After horses and other animals were giving their last breath, their carcasses were still useful for creating glue, fertilizer and other products. After that, the boiled bones were dumped into the bay.

By the 1920s, when horses were no longer the main way of transport, only one rendering plant was still working and huge amounts of sand, garbage and coal were poured into the surrounding waters. Today, what was once the Barren Island is covered with bottles, toys, horse bones, letter shoes, rusty telephones and many pieces of plastic and metal which are continuously leaking into the ocean.

Just in time for Halloween, awesome pumpkin carvings!

Ray Villafane is famous for creating 3D pumpkin carvings every Halloween.

Using sharp knives, the artist carves terrifying three-dimensional portraits into regular pumpkins.

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Matches by Pei-San Ng

We came across these beautiful art works by Pei-San Ng an architectural designer/multimedia artist Born in Taiwan.

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Mouth Watering Foodscapes

London-based artist Carl Warner creates amazing food landscapes he refers to as foodscapes. Whether he uses vegetables, various bakery products or meat, his incredible foodscapes are entirely edible and look absolutely mindblowing.

The process usually starts with him drawing a sketch of the foodscape, then the set is created, and finally, he takes photos of it and retouches them on his Mac.

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Mad Men Posters by Stanley Chow

Manchester-based illustrator Stanley Chow has produced a series of posters based around Mad Men’s most iconic figures: Don Draper, Peggy Olson, and Joan Holloway. Very cool!

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Putting Things Into Perspective

Fantastic use of typography with striking results.

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Art For Aidan

Aidan is five years old and undergoing chemothereapy. He also draws great monsters. Help pay his medical bills by buying his artwork at Etsy.

Redesigned Movie Posters

EveryGuyed presents Dress the Part, a collection of 10 Redesigned Movie Posters Inspired by Men’s Style, an absolute MUST HAVE. The collection includes American Psycho, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Dumb and Dumber, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, Shaun of the Dead, Superman, The Shining, The Usual Suspects, Top Gun, and Wall Street.

Designed by Moxy Creative with illustration credits to James Alexander Mathers and Andrew Lau, individual prints are available for purchase at Moxy Creative.

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24 Cool Logos with Hidden Symbols

Did you know that many famous companies have objects and symbols hidden inside their logos? This post showcases cool logo designs that cleverly use negative space to convey subliminal messages.

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Tiny Landscape In The Coffee Cup

At first sight, it will appear to be a used uncleaned cup of coffee, but the stain inside is actually a drawing of a landscape (see a larger image here), featuring a dancing girl, birds, flowers and grass.

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Benjamin Lacombe's Beautifully Illustrated Pop-Up Book, "Once Upon A Time"

Il Était Une Fois (Once Upon A Time), is a beautiful pop-up book which features eight classic fairy tales; Alice In Wonderland, Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, Bluebeard, Peter Pan, Little Red Riding Hood, Madame Butterfly and Thumbelina rendered in splendid 3D illustrations/paintings by the handsome and talented french illustrator Benjamin Lacombe with paper pop-up construction design by Jose Pons.

The book was first published November 2009 in France by Seuil Jeunesse, then recently published in Spain by Edelvives and soon to be published in Italy. The book is not available in English- at least not yet.

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Drew Struzan talks Career Past, Present and Future

Excellent interview with Iconic Poster Artist Drew Struzan over at Moviefone.

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Dirt Drawings

Scott Wade creates memorable art by drawing on rear windows of dusty cars.

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11/100 (Patent Pending Industries 1999 - 2010)

Eleven years ago Jeff Kleinsmith and Jesse LeDoux left Sub Pop Records' art department and formed Patent Pending Industries, designing posters that channel the analog days of graphic design, a time when hand-drawn illustrations were the norm. The highly influential duo—who "met while whizzing tomatoes at oncoming trucks"—has since created an immense portfolio of work, blending computer-based design with hand-drawn illustrations to create the unique imagery and typography featured on hundreds of posters for numerous bands.

The upcoming retrospective "11/100 Patent Pending Industries 1999 - 2010" celebrates their long history of design and printmaking, displaying nearly all of their works in their entirety at Seattle's Design Commission Gallery.

Opening 5 August 2010, the show runs through 1 October 2010.

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Denver Modernism Show

The fantastic Denver Modernism show is this weekend; it's an inexpensive and fun way to spend the day checking out all the amazing retro design in Denver!

Denver Modernism Show

Vintage Advertising: Facebook, YouTube And Skype

Vintage advertising posters of Facebook, YouTube and Skype. By advertising agency, Moma, Sao Paulo, Brazil for the Maximidia Seminars whose slogan is "Everything Ages Fast".

Miniature Art On The Tip Of Pencils by Dalton Ghetti

Dalton Ghetti creates miniature masterpieces on the tips of pencils. Dalton, who works as a carpenter, has been making his tiny graphite works for about 25 years.

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ImagoRetro art auction

ImagoRetro donated some pieces for art auction the Primrose School of Saddle Rock Spring Fling event. Proceeds benefit Reach Out and Read programs. Good stuff!

Incredible hand-drawn map of London

Artist Stephen Walter imagines London as an island in this awesome map.

Steampunk World's Fair

Mark your calendars! The First Annual Steampunk World's Fair is taking place on May 14th-16th 2010!

When Coloring Books Go Bad

Hulk late for work again! Zany Pickle presents an assortment of color book pages that have been altered with a dark sense of humor.

Periodic Table of Imaginary Elements

Russell Walks' Periodic Table of Imaginary Elements is a glorious periodic table made up of 122 fictional elements culled from all corners of the geek world. From Corbomite to Kryptonite, Wonderflonium to Crapcrapium, this table has everything you need to build the world of your dreams.

Steampunk Command Station

A few months ago, Neatorama featured Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum’s amazing steampunk house. The Rosenbaums have continued to steam up their residence, most recently with this fully-functional desk:

Everything decked in for the Command Desk compilation is authentic Victorian antique. Then be it the inverted Chapel organ pipes mounted on the wall behind the setup, or the all-in-one workstation desk completed in 3 monitors, printer, scanner and webcam, of course the keyboard and other peripherals included. The Victorian Organ Command Desk besides the aforementioned, has a iPhone doc, horn speakers on either side, USB and card media readers, a scanner under the keyboard, a clock face flanked in 6 LCD digital picture frame displays and a pair of coach lamps with neon flicker bulbs for all that ambience required.

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Nathan Sawaya: Brick By Brick

LEGO brick artist Nathan Sawaya's 'Brick by Brick' is the first solo exhibition of his art works, comprised entirely of LEGO bricks, in New York.

Sawaya quit his job as a corporate lawyer back in 2001 to pursue his childhood fascination with the ubiquitous building blocks, transforming them into an artistic medium.

He has used LEGO's shapes and bright colors to develop a range of sculptures including pop culture icons, the human form, planets.He's even created a life-sized self-portrait, expressing the limitless possibilities of this medium.

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This is Not a Spiral

The blue elements in the image above appear to be a arranged in a continuous spiral, but in fact they form a series of concentric circles. Your brain will argue so strongly for a spiral that you may need to run your mouse cursor around the circles a few times to convince yourself.

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Bling your food!

Esslack Food Spray, the Deli Garage (Germany), you can now stain your tomatoes, pretzels, and whatever other food screams out to be covered in gold.

"Using these fresh spray cans full of edible silver and gold paint, food goes from ordinary to bling in seconds."

LOST: The Animated Series

I LOVE this. Freelance illustrator Michael Myers celebrates the ABC hit show in his LOST: The Animated Series.

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1948 Buick Streamliner

The beautiful 1948 Buick Streamliner by Norman E. Timbs.

http://design-fetish.blogspot.com/2010/03/1948-buick-streamliner.html

Hitchcock Posters Reimagined

There’s a certain familiarity to modernizing and re-envisioning posters for Alfred Hitchcock’s wonderful films, and Laz Marquez has these sizzling contributions. After he did The Birds, he took suggestions from his followers on what else to do.

I sincerely hope you all enjoyed seeing this project come to life as much as I loved creating them. It’s great to see the set together and working as a whole. Thanks again for all the support & keep your eyes peeled for the next set (Starting very, very soon)!

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LOST 365 Project

The Lost 365 Project is artist Jared Stumpenhorst's goal to create art based on his favorite television show every day for a year.

On his blog Stumpenhorst says "It is just a small tribute to what I consider to be the best show to ever be on television. Hopefully a few people might enjoy following along on my journey!!"

IKEA In Parisian Subway

Chiling in the Parisian sub­way by IKEA

Dust Furniture by Vincent Leman

amazing furniture!

Modern, playful, and distinctive furniture

Dust Furniture is a collection of distinctive furniture designed by craft artist Vincent Leman. Each piece is handcrafed using environmentally friendly finishes and artist grade pigments.

Vincent Leman grew up building fine custom cabinetry for the family business in Francesville, Indiana. After completing his degree in mechanical engineering at Purdue University, Vincent made the decision to return to furniture building after realizing a strong aversion to cubicles and deskwork. He has developed a distinctive style that can be described as a revolt against the expected.

Rusted Memories :: Series IV

On the heels of Series III last fall, Rusted Memories Series IV is focusing again on the forgotten ghosts of the railway. Prints are now available for purchase - contact me for info!