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Sean Penn Drive, Muesli Snipes, Martin Burger King or Robert Brownie Junior are some of the gimmicky and creatively illustrated renames by Bloger De Niro.
Their creators, Manu and Héctor, are Spanish and sometimes depict Spanish cellebrities, concepts or brands. Like Rajoy Division. Mariano Rajoy is the leader of the opposition in the Spanish parliament. Pun is fun!
Fake and brilliant iconic-scripts from non-existent films by M. Ansara and T. Kitano.
[Via Lules]
Little Passports: a new educational subscription that aims to turn 5-to-10-year-olds into travel freaks. In an era dominated by electronic communication, people are embracing concepts from a slower age.
Little Passports delivers monthly travel packages designed to provide a fun, hands-on way for kids to learn about other countries without leaving home. The first shipment in the USD 10.95 per month subscription prepares little voyagers for their global adventure with a mini suitcase, passport, world map and a letter and photo introducing their travel guides, Sam and Sofia.
Each following month, children receive a personalized letter and package from Sam and Sofia, which includes travel-related items like a passport stamp, suitcase sticker and collectible boarding pass to access online games and activities that teach geography, history, culture and vocabulary.
As exciting as receiving mail is, imagine for a generation that’s no more used to walking to the mailbox hoping to find any kind of postal treasure. Me wantee!
I enjoy small doses of experiential wisdom, that’s a reason why I totally heart quotes. They express things I couldn’t say better and release me in some sort of intimate way. Today I discovered Alex Noriega’s blog (“Stuff no one told me -but I learned anyways-“), who posts statements with appealing illustrations. These are my favorite three.
Bits from Tangerine, #1: Ms. Arena Thunderstorm.
Drawing from a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Jacket+Bookmark by Igor “Rogix” Udushlivy from Icoeye just made my day!
[Via Swiss Miss]
“We intend to write to everyone in the world..
In April 2009, we sent a personal, handwritten letter to each of the 467 households in the small Irish village of Cushendall. We hoped these unsolicited letters would prompt neighbourly discussion, spreading across the town, promoting community curiosity.
In November 2009, we sent another bundle of letters, this time 620, to each home in Polish Hill, Pittsburgh, USA.
The art work consists solely of the discussion between the recipients about what on Earth these letters are, who sent them and why, etc.”
Lenka Clayton & Michael Crowe
Whenever I encounter a word I don’t know, I always type it on Google Images. I understand faster a picture than a description of an object, which in my understanding is much closer to reality. Some years a go, I told my brother we should develop a visual dictionary together, and he just sent me something that approaches the idea in a more artistic way: The Photographic Dictionary.
Above, the visual description of “absence”.
