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May 6, 2013

myampgoesto11:

Illustrations by Sungwon

12:51pm | URL: http://tmblr.co/ZhFBWxkNvSlr

(Notes: 1,318)

Filed under: art Illustration

May 5, 2013

teethascompass:

Sketches and Diagrams | Origin of Species | Charles Darwin

(via sandman-kk)

3:43pm | URL: http://tmblr.co/ZhFBWxkJrwIT

(Notes: 119)

Filed under: science biology diagrams Illustration

April 24, 2013

demonagerie:

Medical Historical Library in the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University. al-Muṭahhar ibn Muḥammad Yazdī (flourished 1184), Faraḥ nāmah (Farah’s encyclopedia of nature), also known by the title Ajayib al-dunya (Wonders of the world).

“The work is a treatise on natural history by al-Muṭahhar ibn Muḥammad al-Yazdi (flourished circa 1184). The manuscript was copied in the 17th century in a large Taliq script, and is illuminated with detailed multicolored illustrations of animals, birds, plants, rocks, and humans.”

(via scientificillustration)

8:14pm | URL: http://tmblr.co/ZhFBWxjUOEfU

(Notes: 496)

Filed under: art illustration

April 1, 2013

scanzen:

newhousebooks:

City of the Future from The Wonderful World, The Adventure of the Earth We Live On, 1954. Illus by Kempster & Evans.

i just love this

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3:43pm | URL: http://tmblr.co/ZhFBWxhgaQih

(Notes: 3,691)

Filed under: art Illustration cities science fiction

March 31, 2013

zepangborn:

New PRIME card from Echo Locations. More info and story coming soon. Also, I recommend clicking and making it big.

12:51pm | URL: http://tmblr.co/ZhFBWxhaR1gx

(Notes: 22)

Filed under: art Illustration comics science fiction

February 2, 2013

documentarycity:

polychroniadis:

NL Architects, “In the capitals of Europe 18 Km2 of OFFICE SPACE is left unusued. This equals more than half of Manhattan. Or a ghost town of 50 Twin Towers”.

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