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For the past two years, graphic designer Vahram Muratyan , a self-described “lover of Paris wandering through New York,” has been chronicling the peculiarities and contradictions of the two cities through “a friendly visual match” of minimalist illustrated parallel portraits. Today, Muratyan joins the finest blog-turned-books with Paris versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities — an absolutely charming collection of these vibrant visual dichotomies and likenesses. From beverages to beards, hands to houses, Muratyan captures the intricacies of cultural difference in a way that blends the minimalist and playful visual whimsy of Noma Bar’s Guess Who? with the side-by-side parallelism of Mark Laita’s Created Equal to deliver something entirely new and entirely delightful.
Paris vs. New York: Minimalist Illustrated Parallels of Culture | Brain Pickings
New York circa 1901. "The Great Coal Mine, Coney Island."
Shorpy Historical Photo Archive | Vintage Fine Art Prints
Lists of Note: Things to worry about
In 1933, renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald ended a letter to his 11-year-old daughter, Scottie , with a list of things to worry about, not worry about, and simply think about. It read as follows.People
Vintage Packaging: Collection of Cigarette Packs - The Dieline: The World's #1 Package Design Website -
"Christian Kranich of Vienna, Austria has a mammoth collection of cigarette packs representative of over 150 countries and spanning several decades. I have never smoked a cigarette in my life, so for me to sit drooling over their packaging is unusual to say the least."