Transportation
You *can* go back in time. To your happy toddler days. With this grownup sized Radio Flyer.
LIFE’s archives have yielded a number of motorcycle themed collections. A friend recently reminded me of the 1948 Daytona set you’ve seen here before. There’s a new set of images. All but one of these Hell’s Angels images from 1965 were never published. A reminder of a time when HA was more about bikes, riding, and carousing than corporate structure and meth distribution deals.
New from Deus. Le Moulin Rouge. Simplicity. The front forks intrigue me. 2 galleries, use the scroll bar at the bottom to view.
Engineering, Construction
Legos. BrickCon 2010. Photo overview. Loving the dinosaurs.
Bldgblog discusses the documentary “The Solitary Life of Cranes” by Eva Weber who is also responsible for “City of Cranes.” The life and outlook of the men who sit in the little cab at the top of the tallest objects in our cities — the construction cranes.
Art, Images, and Design
Color wheels are an ubiquitous tool for designers but they didn’t always exist. Imprint takes a look at the history of illustrating color relationships from line charts, to wheels, to spheres, to a fabulous set of umbrellas. (2 parts)
From Animalarium, the most creature like of Jacek Yerka’s softly colored, dreamt of animals. And more of his metamorphic landscapes.
If only my hair was still long enough to braid. The best girl in the world. Pippi.
be good to yourselves today,