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Frank Ortmann calligraphy

Justin Cox shared this beautiful video of Frank Ortmann creating the cover for Max Goldt’s L’Eglise des Crocodiles album cover. If you want to watch a master calligrapher do his thing, you should just watch the video above. NOW. Do … Continue reading

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Hand-drawn currency by Xavi García

Xavi García of Spain made this impressive hand-drawn currency that features all modern security features like watermarks, see-through images, and invisible UV ink. The details are just incredible — you have to see the rest of the images at Xavi’s … Continue reading

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Sriracha embroidery

Click to enlarge Amalapropos posted this link to some photos of incredibly detailed embroidery by Flickr member mschristine. She says she made it as fan art because she eats just about anything with this hot sauce. Everything from the custom … Continue reading

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La Tour de 300 Metres

I came across the most wonderful architecture book I’ve ever seen at Left Bank Books. It’s called La Tour de 300 Metres and it’s a highly detailed book about the construction of the Eiffel Tower. TASCHEN is known for making … Continue reading

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Mactracker shows you detailed information about every Apple product ever made

Click to see larger version I saw Mactracker over at TUAW and was intrigued by its purpose. Mactracker is a freeware app that is basically a library of Apple computer products from the very beginning to the most recent. It … Continue reading

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Beautiful & Detailed: Brooklyn Checks

Deamplified came across a stash of 19th-century checks from Brooklyn and was immediately amazed at the level of detail adorned on the face of each check. You really don’t see such intricate markings on checks anymore and these are wonderful … Continue reading

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