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Internet. BACK TO THE FUTURE 2 (2011) : Irina Werning - Photographer. Now its time for KOREA, TAIWAN AND TOKYO.

BACK TO THE FUTURE 2 (2011) : Irina Werning - Photographer

If you live here and want to participate in my project, email me amazing old pictures to : backtothefuturepics@gmail.com Riff Raff 1976 & 2011 London Andy 1967 & 2011 Los Angeles Johanes 1994 & 2011 Hamburg Maarje 1990 & 2011 Amsterdam Lea B 1980 & 2011 Paris Carli 1990 & 2011 Buenos Aires. Curiosity counts.

A Handbook For Flipping The Bird All Over The World. We New Yorkers are accustomed to risking life and limb to cross the street, but sometimes the offense of getting cut off by a wayward taxi is enough to turn even the most mild-mannered among us into bird-flipping maniacs.

A Handbook For Flipping The Bird All Over The World

But given such a scenario, what would be the appropriate gestural response in, say, Paris, Beirut, or Mumbai? Let Rude Hand Gestures of the World, a new book by Romana Lefevre, be your guide for those situations when words fall short. Here, we present a sample from the book’s 50 examples, ranging from ways to curse out a perfect stranger to expressing sexual interest. Click here to buy Rude Hand Gestures of the World. Two Easy Ways to Add Texture to Your Photos.

Gritty cell-phone photos are the new faux-vintage, but we’ve got another way to add filters to just about any photo.

Two Easy Ways to Add Texture to Your Photos

We’ll teach you two ways to add pattern to your pics. A little lace and some sunlight will re-invent your shots with shadows. …While a scanner and crumpled paper will make people want to reach out and touch your photos (mind the fingerprints on the screen!). Add Texture to Your Photos p.s. Why Texture’s Cool Sometimes you take a photo that just feels like it’s missing something. You can even choose a texture that complements the story being told in the photo itself. Method 1: Shoot with Fabric as a Filter With Method 1, you’ll be adding texture with tangible stuff like fabric! A yard or two of fabric – lace works great, but think chiffon and taffeta too! Step 1 – Stretch! The 11 Best Art and Design Books of 2011.

By Maria Popova From the Periodic Table to Craigslist, or what the greatest graphic designer of all time has to do with Moby-Dick.

The 11 Best Art and Design Books of 2011

After last week’s look at the 11 best illustrated books for (eternal) kids of 2011, this year’s best-of series continues with a look at the finest art, design, and creativity books of 2011 — tomes that capture your imagination and encapsulate the richest spectrum of what it means to be a thoughtful, eloquent visual creator. Marie Curie is one of the most extraordinary figures in the history of science. A pioneer in researching radioactivity, a field the very name for which she coined, she was not only the first woman to win a Nobel Prize but also the first person to win two Nobel Prizes, and in two different sciences at that, chemistry and physics. In Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout, artist Lauren Redniss tells the story of Curie through the two invisible but immensely powerful forces that guided her life: Radioactivity and love.

_lpz1vmwOQg1qzoqzpo1_500. Saul Bass on Money, Quality Work & Creative Legacy. Five Manifestos for Modern Life. By Kirstin Butler How a numbered list can start a personal revolution.

Five Manifestos for Modern Life

Some days everyone needs a little extra encouragement. The words or lines or colors don’t want to come, or worse, we don’t even want to sit down to create. That’s when we turn to these inspiring manifestos, any one of which is guaranteed to give our uncooperative creativity a sharp kick in the pants. Here are five of our favorite contemporary manifestos that nudge ideas out of your head and into the hands of the world.

We’ve long been fans of the amazing work of Frederick Terral, the creative visionary behind design studio Right Brain Terrain. You may not be a Picasso or Mozart but you don’t have to be. We can’t imagine more sound advice. Guidelines to get you from Point A to finished product, The Cult of Done Manifesto was written by tech guru Bre Pettis (of MakerBot fame) in collaboration with writer Kio Stark in 20 minutes, “because we only had 20 minutes to get it done.” This is your life. There is an enemy. Blog. Procrastinadores del mundo, uníos…