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Paul Klee invents Twitter, 1922
‘The ‘twittering’ in the title doubtless refers to the birds, while the ‘machine’ is suggested by the hand crank’
Paul Klee’s Twittering Machine (Die Zwitscher-Maschine). Oil transfer drawing on paper with watercolor and ink on board with gouache and ink borders. 1922.
Disco Rout
Another one by Legowelt. Video for Disco Rout.
Magic Highway USA
‘An excerpt from the 1958 Disneyland TV Show episode entitled Magic Highway USA’
Arroyo-Seco Parkway
The first freeway in the west. Designed to be a garden one drives thru at high speed.
Compared to freeways built much later, everything feels . . . miniature. Like Disney’s original Autopia ride.
Historical site here. Poster (below) by Louis Quirarte.
Autobahn font
‘Drawing inspiration from WWII German Autobahn road signs and Helmut Lang’
Berkeley-based Autograph Creative’s United Nations poster and typeface.
Reclaimed swastikas
No symbol polarizes more.
The swastika – originally an icon for well-being – was perverted into something profane by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party.
Controversial artist Raša Todosijević took the form and turned it on its ear – with different interpretations, it creates other contexts. Raša was born in Serbia in 1945, after World War II. More of his work is posted here.
Found via Marko Davidovic
Future flower
‘London architects Tonkin Liu have completed a wind-powered metal flower beside the River Mersey in England’
Found via Dezeen
The Island
‘The Island satirises the London-centric view of the English capital and its commuter towns as independent from the rest of the country.’
Steven Walter’s personality-driven symbol and typographic map of London.
Available to view in full screen mode. Click on images to zoom/jump.
Found via Zara Evens
Morteza Momayez
‘Morteza Momayez (1936-2005) was a Tehran-based graphic designer of posters, covers, logos, and books.’ -Steven Heller
Found via Reza Abedini
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