Historical places, concepts, and ideas. Looking into the vast archive of our collective identities.
Category: History
Some of Milton Glaser’s Most Memorable Work
Milton Glaser recently died on his 91st birthday, yet his legacy as a designer will be felt for a long time, thanks to some iconic graphical work.
Georgia O’Keeffe’s Calming Landscapes
Here are a collection of beautifully calming landscape paintings by Georgia O'keeffe.
The Grand Egyptian Museum Nearly Ready to Open
Billed as the world’s largest archaeological museum, the Grand Egyptian Museum, or GEM is nearly finished after almost two decades of construction outside Cairo.
The ‘Into the Wild’ Bus Airlifted Out of Alaskan Back Country
The iconic bus that inspired the book and film 'Into the Wild' has been airlifted from the Alaskan wilderness.
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Protests Seen From a Bird’s Eye View
Aerial photos showing the global reach of the protests around police brutality and Black Lives Matter.
3D Scans of Black Lives Matter Protesters Immortalize Moment in History
London-based artist Débora Silva has helped immortalize these moments of turmoil we're living through with 3D scans of various protesters on the streets.
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Stunning, Pristine Roman Tile Mosaic Unearthed from Vineyard
Archaeologists made an amazing discovery this week while unearthing a vineyard in the Italian town of Negrar di Valpolicella.
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Christo, Artist Who Dreamed In Huge Scale, Died at Age 84
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, known to the art world just as Christo, created massive, landscape-sized works of art that captivated the world. He died at his home in New York of natural causes at age 84.
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Impressive Historical Photos From Mount St. Helen’s Eruption, 40 Years Ago
It was 40 years ago this week that Mount Saint Helens erupted, the biggest eruption in U.S. history, completely changing the shape of the mountain.
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Retro Futuristic Space Comics of the 1950s and 60s
We’ve come across a treasure trove of vintage space comics, all in an over-the-top vibrant pulp sensibility.
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‘Chair Times’ Documentary is an Industrial Designer’s Dream
Vitra has a new 90-minute documentary out called Chair Times, going through 150+ years of amazing design of the humble chair.
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Telluride’s Ski Slopes Turned Into a Neon Message of Hope
A series of neon signs on the way up the slopes of Telluride spells out the phrase 'We are in this together'.
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Turkmenistan’s ‘Door To Hell’ Crater Has Been Burning For Fifty Years
Dubbed 'The Door to Hell", the Darvaza gas crater has been burning for fifty years in Turkmenistan
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The Obscure, Forgotten Spanish Jeeps of the 1960s
We found these quirky, boxy Jeeps from Spain to be too unique to not share.
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Patrick Stewart’s Shakespeare Sonnets
During this stressful time, Sir Patrick Stewart is soothing our nerves with his reading of Shakespeare sonnets.
Rainbow Week – Red
This week we are covering the colors in the rainbow, culturally and visually. We start naturally, with Red.