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

LAB Magazine: Amplifying amazing artists from around the globe.

LAB is an arts journal that features visual artists and media makers. LAB‘s core intention: to amplify the work of amazing artists around the world.All articles can be browsed online. Readers can rate articles, leave comments, or follow links to resources. http://lab-zine.com/about/

Google Unveils Doodle to Celebrate Maurice Sendak's Birthday (Video)

 The 10th of June 2013 would have been illustrator and children’s book author Maurice Sendak's 85th birthday. Google unveiled a doodle that celebrates the occasion. It appeared in New Zealand before it was shown in the U.S.
The doodle starts with the familiar hero Max sailing to the land of Where the Wild Things Are. Then the doodle transforms into the scene of In the Night Kitchen. It concludes with the birthday celebration from Bumble-Ardy. Sendak died in 2012 from complications after suffering from a stroke. His final book, My Brother's Book, was published posthumously.

“It’s the only true happiness I’ve ever, ever enjoyed in my life,” Sendak said about making books in his 2009 HBO documentary Tell Them Anything You Want. “It’s sublime to just go into another room and make pictures. It’s magic time where all your weaknesses of character, and all blemishes of personality, and whatever else torments you fades away, just doesn’t matter.”
http://www.complex.com/art-design/2013/06/google-doodle-maurice-sendak-birthday-video