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The Awe-Inspiring Work of Chuck Close
Arguably the greatest painter alive, Chuck Close presents amazing new work at Pace Gallery in New York. His ability to calculate color is super-human and his perseverance in the face of dyslexia, prosopagnosia (face-blindness), and partial quadriplegia (!!!) is nothing short of incredible.
Emergency Compliments by Megs Senk
Sometimes you're having a rough day and you need a pick-me-up or a reason to smile. Thank goodness for Megs Senk, a graphic designer who is helping us on days like that with her new website, Emergency Compliment. With witty sayings like "Keep walking around naked. Your neighbors are into it." and "Your prom date still thinks about you all the time."
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Mid-Century Modern Prints by Oren Sherman
You've probably seen the work of Oren Sherman and not even realized it, with designs for companies like Hermes, Pepsi, Disney, Visa, etc., under his belt. But, it's his Mid-Century Modern prints that really caught our eye. We can't (okay, *I*) hide our devotion to mid-century modern design, so these prints are right up our (*my*) design-loving alley.
Los Angeles Film Map by Dorothy
The UK-based design firm Dorothy created a vintage-y litho print map of Los Angeles that features film titles. Film Map includes over 900 film titles in the place of actual LA streets and sites, like Lost Highway, Forrest Gump, Nightmare on Elm Street, Jurassic Park, and Boulevard of Broken Dreams. The map also features an alphabetized key at the bottom that lists all of the films and their release dates and directors.