I can never wrap my head around how big it all really is.
Sort of a modern update to Powers of Ten, minus the micro.
I can never wrap my head around how big it all really is.
Sort of a modern update to Powers of Ten, minus the micro.
The folks at Pepsi decided to take one of the most unique and creative videos on the web, and use it for their new “Refresh” campaign.
The ORIGINAL music video, “Sour,” that went viral on ‘09:
… and the “new” Pepsi spot that blatently plagiarizes it:
For shame. (You may also notice a “wee planet” in the Pepsi spot.. taken from a Flickr set that also went viral on the blogosphere in 08-09)

Go ahead and visit 21-year-old Matthew Lyons’s illustration blog and keep in mind this is student work. And it’s brilliant.
Another good one. This has been parodied so many times, it’s an “official” internet meme at KnowYourMeme.com
Paul Julian was an essential figure in the cartoon world, creating many backgrounds for Warner Bros animations in the 40’s and 50’s. Here is some art from a rare children’s book he illustrated called Piccoli. You can find more of his stuff from that book here.
Always amazing – the Mill.
As you probably already know, Apple announced their new iPad today.
What you may not know is that they totally stole the idea from MadTv =P
Amazing Allied WW2 Posters. Illustration certainly was different then.
A 1924 plan to drain the East River, as proposed by the deputy police commissioner of traffic at the time. On Gothamist. Thanks to Emmett for the link.