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The secrets behind the billboards in Times Square

September 25, 2009 @ 2:02 am

Engadget has a fabulous video interview with Meric Adriansen, one of the designers for some of Times Square’s most engaging and in-your-face advertisements. Meric’s designs end up using some of today’s most hi-tech computer setups just to display several seconds … Continue reading →

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Map of Manhattan made out of letters from advertising and commercial products

September 15, 2009 @ 6:01 pm

This is Michael Albert’s map of Manhattan made entirely out of letters taken from advertisements and commercial products. The whole collage was completed in Fall 2008 and it measures a whopping 32″x40″. By using these letters, Michael Albert spells out … Continue reading →

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Nickolas Muray photo archives on Flickr Commons

January 4, 2009 @ 1:12 pm

I simply love the photographs in this Flickr Commons set from the George Eastman House of pictures taken by Nickolas Muray. Nickolas Muray was a Hungary-born photographer who had a very successful career as a photographer. He was known for … Continue reading →

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Grand Central then and now

November 19, 2008 @ 9:25 pm

This New York Times article starts out with a neat draggable image that overlays two images of Grand Central Terminal over each other — one from 2008 and the other from 1978. The article goes into how Grand Central has … Continue reading →

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