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Jul 2, 2009 / A Map of Kalle
Don't forget to mark the spot once you visit Kalle Hagman's new website. She uses the Google Maps API as a way for users to zoom in and view her work. We really like her poster of Alphabetical Industrial Typography.
Jul 1, 2009 / Henrique Oliveira
Henrique Oliveira uses salvaged wood collected from the streets of his hometown of São Paulo, Brazil, to create large, site-specific installations where the wood seems to grow out of the walls and create abstract forms. His exhibit, Tapumes, is currently on display at the Rice University Art Gallery through August 11.
Jun 30, 2009 / Meet Your Printmaker
Washington Printmakers Gallery, right near Dupont Circle (and the Poccuo HQ), will be hosting the opening reception for Meet Your Printmaker on July 3 from 5–8 pm. The exhibit “presents a selection of printed matter from 40 printmaking studios from around the world.” If you're in DC, swing by.
Jun 29, 2009 / Wants/Needs for Sale
New York City artists Christine and Justin first launched the site Wants for Sale, where they sell paintings of things they want for the price of those things. This led them to the decision to do the same thing for charities so that they could help others, too.
Jun 26, 2009 / Latest About the Latest
Things That We Learn is a website that serves as a warehouse of sporadic and interesting information about topics ranging from action figures to camera lenses. Poccuo recently found itself mentioned in the “design studio blogs” entry of the site.
Jun 25, 2009 / NYC Garbage for $100
Justin Gignac has sold over 1,000 cubes of New York City garbage since 2001. Each sealed box comes signed, numbered, and tagged as “Garbage of New York City.” A small sticker records the date the trash was selected for the cube. He also sells special editions that commemorate New Year's Eve in Times Square and the last day at Yankee Stadium.
Jun 24, 2009 / TypeDrawing
TypeDrawing is both a website and an iPhone app that allows you to draw using letters. You can type what you want the drawing to say and you can choose a serif or sans serif face. Come on, we know you want to use letters as a tool for drawing.
Jun 23, 2009 / Dasilva Shots
Photographer Vicki Dasilva “paints” with fluorescent lights and long exposures that last between five and 90 minutes per image. She sets up metal track and a pulley system to manually move the lights during the image-making process.
Jun 22, 2009 / See NYC From the Sky
Don’t like flying but wonder what New York looks like from above? Now you can have the best of both worlds by checking out this aerial view from the comforts of your computer.
Jun 19, 2009 / Subways at Scale, and More
Neil Freeman likes lists and maps. We do too. We like Freeman’s visualization of subway maps from around the world, all of them presented at the same scale. And we also like his grid of photos taken at intersections in Chicago (which is also laid out in a grid). In short, we like Neil Freeman.
Jun 18, 2009 / The Art of War
Sun Tzu has some competition when it comes to the phrase “the art of war.” Check out Australia-based War Design’s website, where you’ll find plenty of “art” (that is, design) that’s worth checking out.
Jun 17, 2009 / Double Portraits
In her Imagine Finding Me series, photographer Chino Otsuka creates double self-portraits by placing her present-day self into photographs from her past.
Jun 16, 2009 / Birds on Type
What do you think a bird’s favorite letter is? In this collection of bird nest photos, it looks like capital Rs and As really appeal to avian sensibilities.
Jun 15, 2009 / Watching Water
Where does all of our water go? Check out this infographic that shows how much water we use to tackle some of our daily activities.
Jun 5, 2009 / There’s Other Criteria
Other Criteria bills itself as a “publishing company,” but take a sweep through the site and you’ll find much more than books. Among the catalog is “A Victorian Specimen of an African Tree Pangolin, Manis Tricuspis” for about $4,000. This unique venture is co-owned by Damien Hirst and features plenty of artists with names you’ll recognize.
