The many ethnic groups of China - the above being the Zhuang minority group. I love how each group shows off the items that they are most proud of or hold most dear, like the face masks of the ethnic Maonan or the many groups that show off their looms.
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Ah wintertime…
“Only by trying something new, struggling, learning, and then trying again do we improve our performance. It’s a simple matter of acclimating to unchartered territory.” — The 40-30-30 rule
That’s the problem with loving typography. It’s always a pleasure to discover a formally gorgeous, subtly expressive typeface while walking along a street or leafing through a magazine. But that joy is swiftly obliterated by the sight of a typographic howler. It’s like having a heightened sense of smell. You spend much more of your time wincing at noxious stinks, than reveling in delightful aromas.
I know someone who has this problem…
Stone Forest by Stephen Alvarez, taken in western Madagascar
“We are never so much disposed to quarrel with others as when we are dissatisfied with ourselves.” — William Hazlitt (via)
Waiting/hoping for the rain.
On a really bad day, I may spend hours stuck in angst-ridden maunderings, wondering if I need to make major changes in my life. It’s usually then that I realise I’ve forgotten to eat lunch. One tuna sandwich later, the mood is gone.
This has happened to me before, particularly right before lunch at work.
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What would New York and Tokyo look like when flooded?
Gondolas float through a still-blazing Times Square; people fish atop gravel banks that have built up beside inundated skyscrapers; and an aerial network of blimps, catwalks, pedestrian skyways, and cable cars passes and sways above the Venetian streets.
I bet this would look amazing as a video game environment.
