The Christian Louboutin Fall 2011 Lookbook

The Christian Louboutin Fall 2011 Lookbook contains seven images that are reenactments of iconic 15th century Renaissance portraits with the incorporation of Christian Louboutin shoes from the Fall 2011 collection. Photographed by Peter Lippmann and styled by Catherine Gorne each shot from this series celebrate “;the power of femininity”, embodying the spirit of the Christian Louboutin woman through various historic figures. Enjoy!

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Apple's Rise to No.1

Yes, I'm an Apple freak! (click to enlarge)

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Ghosts Of World War II

Unique photo series by Sergey Larenkov, a talented Russian artist, features World War II era photos combined with recent shots of the same locations.

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StreetMuseum: Looking Into The Past With An iPhone App!

The Museum of London has just launched an iPhone app that makes use of its extensive art and photographic collections as well as geo tagging and Google Maps to guide users around London where, via the iPhone screen, you can look into the past! By overlaying old photos, The Museum of London gives you a unique experience, making you want to explore the hidden history of London that surrounds you.

Museum of London: Streetmuseum is available as a free download from iTunes now. You’ll need to own a 3GS to take advantage of the augmented reality option.

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Happy 15th Anniversary Playstation!

For Playstation's 15th year anniversary, a really cool website featuring a timeline of its achievements over the last 15 years!

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Burning Cities Fire Screens

Fireplace screens that commemorate the great fires of London and Rome.

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Designing Obama

With the collaboration of Scott Thomas, the Design Director for the Obama campaign and forewords by Steven Heller and Michael Bierut, Designing Obama showcases the branding efforts behind the most successful campaign in presidential history.

The book is a chronicle of the art from the historic campaign. It reveals the inside story of how designed was used by the campaign.

The making of the book is in progress and rests upon the contributions of its supporters. Pre-order your copy for $50 or follow the making via Twitter here.

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08: A Graphic Diary of the Campaign Trail

This is amazing!
08, by Dan Goldman and Michael Crowley, is a graphic novel that has been beautifully designed, illustrated and written to depict the story of the 2008 American elections. You can actually download a 20 page excerpt here and buy it from here. God, can you imagine the Lebanese version of this? It would be just insanely hilarious!!!

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Typographic Marks Unknown: The Ampersand by Alexander Charchar

"Originally a shorthand mark for et, Latin for and, the ampersand has a very traceable and visible evolution. Simply put, the & is not much more than e and t coming together. The ampersand is a marriage of the two letters, which came about through rushed writings and abbreviation starting at its birth around 45AD."

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