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The Plot of All Objects in the Universe

You just have to admire a chart that casually purports to show every single thing in the Universe in one simple 2D plot.

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Antique Book Patterns

From the Bergen Public Library Norway, a collection of antique book patterns from front or end papers.

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The Process Tee

When you start something new, how do you know where you’re going to end up? Most of the time, you don’t.

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The Illustrated Book of Poultry

The Illustrated Book of Poultry by Lewis Wright was first published in 1870 and revised several times in the following decades.

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Striking Vintage Calculators

From Greg Maletic, glamour shots of his collection of calculators from 1968-1983.

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New Woodblock Prints of Hokusai’s Previously Unpublished “Book of Everything”

A team is carving woodblocks and creating prints from a series of previously unpublished drawings by legendary Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai.

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The Winners of the 2023 Drone Photo Awards

I am a sucker for aerial photography, so I had a lot of fun looking through all the winners and runners-up of the 2023 Drone Photo Awards.

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Logo Factory

Jigar Patel uses 3D modelling software to imagine factory production lines that “build” logos and app icons.

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SineRider: A Game About Love & Graphing

Remember Line Rider? It's a simple video game / physics toy where you draw slopes and curves for a person on a sled to navigate.

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Tiny Illustrated Sci-fi Stories

Over on Twitter, @smllwrlds is publishing a new tiny illustrated sci-fi story every day of 2023.

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A History Of The World According To Getty Images

An extraordinary amount of human history -- cultural, scientific, artistic -- is held in private hands.

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Why Lego Won

Lego did not invent the stacking, interlocking plastic brick -- Kiddiecraft did. So why did Lego’s version win?

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A Potential Major Discovery: An Aperiodic Monotile

A single shape that can cover a two-dimensional space with a pattern that never repeats itself exactly.

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Alien Worlds - Macro Photos of Fungi and Slime Molds

Incredible close-up shots of fungi and slime molds by photographer and amateur mycologist Max Mudie.

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Kottke.org Is 25 Years Old Today and I’m Going to Write About It

I realize how it sounds, but I’m going to say it anyway because it’s the truth.

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Lessons on How to Draw by Hokusai

In 1812, Japanese woodblock print artist Katsushika Hokusai published a three-volume series called Quick Lessons in Simplified Drawing.

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The Best Opening Title Sequences of 2022

The Art of the Title, Print magazine, Slashfilm, and Salon have each compiled their picks for the best film and TV opening.

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The Best Movie Posters of 2022

It feels weird to admit this, even to myself, but maybe I love movie poster design even more than I love book covers.

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The Best Book Covers of 2022

The book cover is one of my all-time favorite design objects and a big part of the reason I love going to bookstores.

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Announcement: I’m Going to Miss You, But I Am Taking a Sabbatical

Hello, everyone. I’m going to be taking an extended break from kottke.org, starting today.