Shorpy <– a blog about old photos and what life a hundred years ago was like: How people looked and what they did for a living, back when not having a job usually meant not eating.

Nikki McClure of Olympia, Washington is known for her painstakingly intricate and beautiful paper cuts. Armed with an X-acto knife, she cuts out her images from a single sheet of paper and creates a bold language that translates the complex poetry of motherhood, nature, and activism into a simple and endearing picture.

Her work depicts the virtues of hard labor and patience, which is inherent in her process as well as in the images themselves: weathered hands washing dishes, people sweeping, mothers caring for their babies, and farmers working the land. But there is also a large element of celebration, of taking the time to roll around in the grass and get wet from the early morning dew. The need for all of us to lay down on the ground, grab hold of the earth, look at the stars and dream. She magnifies the importance of simple things, like the change of seasons, slowing down the world for a moment so we can actually taste it. (Read more..)

Coffee Drinks Illustrated by Lokesh Dhakar – Side by side diagrams of a few common espresso drinks.

Theres some nice art and illustrations featured over by multimedia designer and illustrator Shira Sela’s site. Have a look.

If you would like to see more work from Jonathan Yeo, click here.

Cramm “Koadz” Olivier. One talented dude.

Some of you know that I’ve adopted a fish named Barcode. This portable fishbowl is perfect! If he behaves, I think I might take him for a walk if the weather stays nice. Lol.

Check out this sweet Photoshop work by artist Ricardo Salamanca.

Helmo, are Thomas Couderc and Clément Vauchez graphic designers from France. (via The Magenta Links)

Works by Tokyo-born artist Nagi Noda. Her creations are pretty incredible, definitely worth a visit.