I recently came across a very interesting photo set on Flickr displaying the inside of a 1962 book, Fallout Shelter Handbook. Today, the book is nothing more than a vintage collectible, however, it speaks volumes about American political propaganda during the height of the Cold War.
In particular, the cover is completely absurd. Note the suburban [...]

In The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Art, and Music Drive New York City, author Elizabeth Currid articulates how the New York economy (one of the largest regional economies in the world) is propelled by the artists, writers, fashion designers and musicians that live there, equally as much as those in the white-collar/financial sectors. Since culture [...]

As Internet advertising revenues begin to eclipse their print equivalents, major newspapers are cutting down size, reducing their format and focusing their efforts on web-content. The mood and setting of print media is becoming somewhat gloomy.
Recently, Doug had a discussion with accomplished illustrator and book cover artist Vladimir Zimakov, who has designed for Penguin and [...]

For those living in the developed world, consumerism is the dominant way of life and is to a large extent, inescapable. While it is possible to live a self-sustainable lifestyle if you are located in a rural area, the all-pervasive consumer superstructure is never out of reach. Although there are a few notable success stories [...]

Between 2003 and 2005, Toronto photographer Ed Burtynsky traveled to China several times to photograph the country’s rapid industrial growth. His recent book, China, provides startling images of working life in China’s factories as well as the urban developments necessary to facilitate such a massive economic transformation.
The book is filled with eye-opening snapshots of where [...]

The New York Times recently featured French journalist and film director, Claire Nouvian. Her desire for the unknown led her to compile over 220 photographs of deep sea creatures for her new book, The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss. Complementing the book’s amazing photography are essays by some of the worlds leading researchers [...]