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

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

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

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

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

A team is carving woodblocks and creating prints from a series of previously unpublished drawings by legendary Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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