Los Angeles Public Library-Travel Posters

Recently, the Los Angeles Public Library embarked on a digitization project that included these very wonderful historic travel posters. All told, there are 89 posters in this collection and they document everywhere from Boston, England to the Antilles. Visitors can zoom in close for a better look and the details on each work are quite exquisite. It's a reminder of a different era of travel and persons with an interest in graphic design, material culture, tourism, and other fields will find much to enjoy here.
http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/visual-collections/travel-posters

How To Draw Out Your Worst Fears

One artist pushed past a creative block by talking candidly about people's deepest fears.

 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/08/15/209019104/how-to-draw-out-your-worst-fears

24 Hours in NYC: the city that never sleeps

This city never does sleep: 24 hours of NYC in a single picture! By Stephan Wilkes
http://www.artandesignews.com/24-hours-in-nyc-in-one-photo/

Matchstickmen by Wolfgang Stiller

German artist Wolfgang Stiller makes a subtle suggestion not to burn yourself out in his  ”Matchstickmen” series.

http://www.artandesignews.com/matchstickmen-by-wolfgang-stiller/

Hippie-chic: Museum of Fine Arts Boston

What did it ever mean to be a hippie and how can we accurately describe this slice of American culture and attitude more than four decades after the term was first used? The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston took on the fashions and trends of "hippie chic" with their in situ exhibit. This website is offered as a complement to that exhibit and includes interviews with curators, an exhibition preview, and a video that takes interested parties behind the scenes. In the Slideshow area, visitors can look at nine different designs from the era, including an amazing woman's jacket from 1970 that is truly celestial. Moving on to the Explore area, visitors can try the hippie chic remix and star on their own psychedelic album cover. The site also features a Spotify mix to get people thinking about the period, complete with songs like "Maggie May ," "Sugar Magnolia," and "Wild World".

http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/hippie-chic