Holographic map

Holographic map, no glasses needed, by Zebra Imaging.

Here's a toddler interacting with one:



Via.

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Aaron Koblin's Flight Patterns

Aaron Koblin's Flight Patterns, tracing the path of airplanes, is beautiful to watch. There are several wallpaper-sized images at the link (scroll down).

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Los Angeles in Maps

Los Angeles in Maps by Glen Creason:

An illustrated cartographic history of the City of Angels from the colonial era to the present. Los Angeles inhabits a place of the mind as much as it does a physical geographic space. A land of palm trees and movie stars, sunshine and glamour, the city exists in the imagination as a paradise; of course, the reality is much bigger than this. Through seventy reproductions of seminal and historic documents, Los Angeles in Maps presents the evolution of this almost mythical place. Maps featured include historic Spanish explorers’ charts from as early as 1791, as well as more recent topographic surveys, tourist guides, real estate maps, bird’s-eye views, and more. Like the course of the Los Angeles River, the book winds through essential terrain: the discovery of oil, the rise of Hollywood, the streetcar system, Los Angeles Harbor, earthquakes, sprawl, and splendor.

37% off at Amazon.

Link roundup

1. How to create a retro scifi-style poster. Via.

2. Treasure map. Via.

3. "Gigantic piles of shrink-wrapped garbage have been moldering in the heat of a Hawaii industrial park for more than five months, waiting for a place to be shipped." Via.

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Link roundup

1. Map of nightclubs in Harlem in 1932. Via.

2. Art giveaway.

3. Gawker on the woman accusing Julian Assange of sex crimes.

4. Jezebel on photoshopped images of Jennifer Aniston.

*Buy vintage maps at Amazon.

Mirage Cartography album cover by Chris Buzelli

Mirage Cartography album cover by Chris Buzelli. You can download the album here. And Chris has various prints on sale here.

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Skeletor vs. Sock Monkey (link roundup)

Skeletor vs. Sock Monkey by Nate Wragg for the upcoming "It's not a Doll, it's an Action Figure!" show at Bear and Bird Gallery.

And a few more links:

1. Long article by Peter King gives a good look at what training camp has been like for Tim Tebow and the rest of the Denver Broncos Quarterbacks competing for a job.

2. Map of the island from Lost. Via.

3. Cyborg ROUS.

*Previously: Skeletor Beer.

*Buy Masters of the Universe toys at eBay.

Zero Per Zero railway maps (review roundup)

Railway maps by Zero Per Zero: Seoul, Manhattan, Tokyo and Hokkaido. You can find them on sale as maps, posters, mousepads, and more at Japanistic and ShopEssentials, which was kind enough to send me Tokyo. The map came packaged in a box, secured in a shipping tube, and as you can see, the maps are gorgeous.

And two more reviews:

1. Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn: I love everything Frank Quitely draws. Unfortunately, he only drew half of the volume. Grant Morrison is tremendously overrated. 34% off at Amazon.

2. Hasbro's Iron Man 2 Movie Series action figures are horrendously made. I got two for my boys, and noticed at the time that they were surprisingly cheap. There's a good reason. The Iron Man Mark III is so loose in the torso that you can spin his upper body like a top. And his hands fall right out of the wrists and had to be glued in place.

*You can read more of my reviews here.

*Buy vintage globes at eBay.

Advertising roundup

Disturbingly photographed gum by Elephant.




Octopus hands, part of a series of monstrously painted ads by Ogilvy and body painter Rodrigo Piedra for Kimberly-Clark.




BBDO placed a trail of discarded clothing to advertise Marie Claire's naked issue. Here's two racier ads.




Broken board by Extreme Group for a karate studio.




Grey Canada sent out cardboard that doubled as a record player to promote GGRP.







Maps of famous cities by Lew’Lara/TBWA for Nissan. Karen O'Leary sells somewhat similar maps at Etsy. Via.

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Red New York Map (link roundup)

One color map of New York by Triboro on sale here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Photo shows a time traveler? Analysis here.

2. Miranda warning for people considering going to law school (bottom of the post).

3. Superman on a horse.

*Previously: Mayan Interdimensional Star Map.

*Buy maps at Amazon.

Don't hurt the kitty

Gabriel Hargrove, Lynn Lim and William Newhouse at the fabrication shop in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Architecture, Interior Architecture and Designed Objects department figured out that you could deter people from damaging the table on the drill press by placing a photo of a helpless kitten. See also: Chicago Children's Museum Tactile Map. Via.

*Previously: Tiny kitten.

*Buy "I Can Has Cheezburger?: A LOLcat Colleckshun" at Amazon.

White Rabbit runs through New York (link roundup)

The ad campaign for SyFy's version of Alice in Wonderland is almost certainly more interesting than the movie will be. Part of the campaign included people running around New York dressed as rabbits, as well as rabbits projected on buildings. More details here.

Update: Here's a succinct, negative review of the show.

And a few more links:

1. The $10 million map.

2. Download a mixtape courtesy of Rockstar, Timbaland, and Adult Swim. Via.

3. Used to be, the fear was that Asian countries were producing too many men, the men would be unable to find wives, and would accordingly start wars instead. The reality is that they simply go to another country to look for a wife.

*Previously: Plush White Rabbit.

*Buy Alice in Wonderland toys at eBay.

Nom Nom Truck (link roundup)

Meet the Nom Nom Truck, a food truck in Los Angeles. Serious Eats has an interview.

And a few more links:

1. National Geographic invited Senators to draw their home states from memory, and posted some of the results here. Via these sites.

2. Fantastic Mr. Fox concept art. Via.

3. Super-deformed Stormtrooper drawing.

*Previously: Papercraft food trucks.

*Buy antique maps calendars at Amazon.

Mannequins (link roundup)

Mannequins photographed by Hugh Kretschmer. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. This week's Fringe was merely slightly better than the last two lackluster episodes, until the end, which turned it into an excellent episode that reminded me why I was watching the series.

2. Mike Krahulik's comments about today's Penny Arcade strip are pretty funny.

3. Website dedicated to theme park maps.

*Previously: Mayan Interdimensional Star Map.

*Buy Tokyo Disney collectibles at eBay.

Fifty Years of Exploration map (link roundup)

National Geographic is hosting a scrollable space infographic called Fifty Years of Exploration. It was created by 5W Infographics, and you can see more of their work here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. A simple way to pay for extended warranties (without letting stores take advantage of you). Via.

2. A good example of why lawyers have a bad name - - some guy enrolled in a Jewish law school (in New York) and then acted outraged that it required student funds be used on kosher food.

3. Those are very green shoes.

*Previously: Ronald McDonald poster map of our solar system.

*Buy vintage maps at eBay.

Microsoft Taxidermy ad (link roundup)

Funny/creepy Microsoft taxidermy ad. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Ilsa, Willie, and Marion cosplay.

2. John Phillips reminisces about growing up in a town where trains commonly collided with cars.

3. Maps of fairy tale land.

*Previously: Jar-Jar stars in a Microsoft ad.

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Thumbody - - the bank mascot? (link roundup)

Meet Thumbody, a mascot for a bank according to the comments here. Found amidst a vintage logo gallery. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Media Molecule posted what looks like Sackboy/Ico desktop wallpapers.

2. Neat idea - - a map that shows where you'd end up if you dug through the Earth until you came out the other side. But I had trouble interpreting it. Via.

3. A response to the claim that the Middle East's problems would be solved if Israel and the Palestinians made peace.

4. Enjoy photos of 7-foot-9 Chinese center Sun Mingming. And read about him here.

*Previously: The TSA has a new mascot.

*Buy Little Big Planet collectibles at eBay.

Create a custom map at Kidlandia (link roundup)

Seems like something fun to do with kids - - create a custom map at Kidlandia based on stuff your child likes. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Two different projects photographing real-life Mirror's Edge moments. The latter link includes desktop wallpapers. Via.

2. Cake Wrecks is now a book available for $10 at Amazon.

3. Geoff Manaugh considers what would happen if "a city with an abandoned underground train line, one that cuts beneath some of the nicest townhouses in the city, develops an unexpected new real estate idea: renting out temporary basements in the form of repurposed subway cars."

4. Star Trek Failure (and solution) Generator. I got "The axionic holodeck matter is not responding!" Via these sites.

*Previously: Ronald McDonald poster map of our solar system.

*Buy vintage maps at eBay.

Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. goods available online

The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. has finally put its odd collection of goods on sale online. A few of my favorites include:


Mind reader helmet.


Gallon of gravity.



Superhero's map of Brooklyn and environs:

The BSSCo. Map of Brooklyn and Environs is the definitive guide to the Brooklyn metropolitan area. Specifically designed to aid in crime-fighting, our easy-to-read street grid format makes locating superhero services and areas of interest a breeze.

Color-coding aids in aerial positioning. Universal scaling system reads in miles, kilometers and electrometers.

REPRESENTED LOCALES INCLUDE: Landing pads, vortices, sidekick training grounds, The Secret Identity Naturalization Office, escape routes, villain containment units, suspicious territory, ripples in space-time, the University for the Heroic Arts, costume cleaners and more.

The ocean territories:

Essential for aqua-heroes and ocean travelers, this topographic map of the North Atlantic Underwater States and Territories features the most up-to-date political boundaries and population overview.

*Previously: Pirate Gear available at 826 Valencia.

*Buy custom action figures at eBay.

Typographic World Map desktop wallpaper (link roundup)

Typographic World Map desktop wallpaper.

And a few more links:


1. There really is a hotel in the Atacama desert (where the climax of Quatum of Solace occurs). Here's what it looks like.


2. Photo of squirrels fighting.


3. Jason Kidd and others flew to Denver to try to talk Antonio McDyess out of signing with the Nuggets in 1999. But the Nuggets GM knew they were coming and locked Kidd's group out of the arena. In a blizzard.


4. Dan Hsu reminisces about stealing money from Best Buy.

*Previously: 007 villain watches.

*Buy "Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories" at Amazon.