Stunning satellite imagery of actinoform clouds - their minute detail and scale made us think that they were computer generated - amazing. Title: Benoît Mandelbrot (via Modcult)

A while back we came across these slightly disturbing mugshots from the 40’s and 50’s  - the subjects crimes are not noted although this ambiguity only seems to add to the drama and realism.

If you’re into the whole bike thing then you’ll love Tokyobike - They’re a small, independent bicycle company founded in 2002 in the quiet Tokyo suburb of Yanaka - the name was derived from the design of the bikes, in the same way the mountain bike was designed for the mountains so Tokyobike was designed for Tokyo - sweet - they’re also in London + Berlin - nice id too (via HUH magazine)

Striking images by photographer Greg White - they depict the remote KSAT Ground Station in Svalbard -  amazing place (via Visuelle)

Found this beautiful work by Korean artist Suh Juong Min during a recent trip to Baden Baden’s A&B Gallery Germany.

Very interesting work by artist Ewan David Eason entitled Mappa Mundi - He explores the intricate shapes and scale of cities as seen from above - They are produced beautifully in gold foil. (via eye magazine)

Bb — Quote: Ernest Hemingway

Surreal post-it note humour by Marc Johns - some witty, some funny, some just plain weird - Great for a Friday afternoon wind down.

Shrigley magic at the Hayward Gallery - love it! - only a few days left

Haunting and beautiful images by artist Oleg Dou - this quote from his website sums up the nature of his creations ““I am looking for something bordering between the beautiful and the repulsive, living and dead. I want to attain the feeling of presence one can get when walking by a plastic manikin…” - (via Lornaland)

Great evocative image of the 1975 Space Shuttle prototype — they show employees at Rockwell International Corporations Space Division, California, looking over a full-scale mockup of the Space Shuttle orbiter (via Iain Claridge)

We met up with Larry and Dan at the Glasgow Press this morning. They are what you might call an endangered species. They practice the craft of Letterpress, surrounded by their beautifully antiquated Heidelberg presses. Each of these repetitively whoosh and groan as they go about their assigned tasks. These presses are the last of their kind. As Larry says ‘Once they’re gone they’re gone’. The same can be said of the knowledge and craftsmanship that is required to produce letterpress printing.

Having said this there is a fast growing demand for Letterpress and indeed other forms of the more ‘traditional’ printing techniques. (Glasgow Press’ full schedule is proof of this). The niche has become a point of differentiation. An emotive and nostalgic alternative to the digital norm. Something designers commission when they want to create a lasting impression.

We’d like to thank Dan and Larry for taking the time to show us around their print studio. It was great to get out of our sterile studio environment and see design in action, at the coal-face so to speak. You can view more of the beautiful work Glasgow Press’ produce on their website www.glasgowpress.co.uk

Every now and then you discover something that really stands out - the work of  Sonnenzimmer really does - the Chicago based studio of Nick Butcher and Nadine Nakanishi merges backgrounds in typography, printmaking, graphic design and fine art to produce beautifully crafted posters, books, and music packaging for a wide array of clients - check out their work at sonnenzimmer.com (via booooooom)