The story goes that when John Lennon wrote the song “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!” from album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, he found inspiration in an ad heavy Victorian circus poster. Well when Beatles fanatic Peter Dean found this out he wanted a copy of that flyer for himself, however all he could find were less-than-suitable reproductions. So in true artist form, Dean created his own version in all of its glorious pain-staking detail.
How a Fan Recreated the Beatles Poster that Inspired John Lennon’s Oddest Song
(via Hyperbeast)
Nobel Prizes: Is there a secret formula to winning one?
BBC Future takes a look at the data, good and bad, of just what it takes to be a Nobel Prize winner. The gender column will likely be the most infuriating one.
(via BBC - Future)
(via ilovecharts)
Wonderful time-lapse of Berlin
Minimal Film Posters by Oliver Shilling.
Fight Club, Se7en, Layer Cake, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Shutter Island, A Clockwork Orange, Drive, Léon.
All available as prints here: http://society6.com/OliverShilling/prints
The evolution of NYC’s skyline, 1876-2013. Also see the evolution of NYC’s famous street grid.
Trying Not To Be Evil – fascinating piece of motion graphics journalism from The Beast File examines Google’s ecosystem of products and investments.
Olympic Posters (via Creative Bloq)
The pieces are called danmalas (‘the giver of garlands’ in Sanskrit), and after each is formed and photographed Klein leaves them where they were created as a gift to whoever discovers them.
Via Colossal
Van Gogh’s Starry night in dominos (via Colossal)
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