Hanne Darboven was a German prominent conceptual artist, whose most known works were large scale minimalist installations consisting of handwritten … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
How to use infographics to tell a story
Soviet era propaganda done with infographics. Thanks Simone de Iacobis, Via: Ripetungi Rise in the national material welfare, … [Read more...]
Mikhail Okhitovich and the Disurbanism
Mikhail Okhitovich was a singular figure in Soviet architecture of the 20's and 30's. As a Bolshevik sociologist, town planner and Constructivist … [Read more...]
Arabic Machines: Early Schematics
Water powered systems, pulleys and gearing mechanisms, images from an arabic manuscript, datable from the 16th to 19th century. Sources: Max Planck … [Read more...]