This is an amazing Historical map of Greenpoint, my beloved neighborhood, that should be intriguing to any locals. Can you believe we used to have 8 movies houses?? Definitely click on the image for larger, easier to read scale!
This is not an endorsement of any political view, but Hoefler & Frere-Jones make slick fonts, like the OBAMA font, Gotham (not that I’m a big font nerd or anything). I did, however, totally nerd-out while looking at their blog.
I love when good design is made for good things. This Honeymoon Killers poster is one of my favorites and it’s a totally great movie to boot. Read my review here.
I found this cat postcard at the giant Brimfield antique market in MA. Normally I’m amused by anthropomorphic cat woman alone. However this card has more to offer. These catwomen (i especially am fond of the one with the purple “wig”) are shopping for what looks like sewing patterns (?) while they have their children tied to them with harnesses. A group of mice escape, harnesses are tangled, feline feet in high heels are tripped and wackiness ensues. But the true gem for me about this postcard is the combo of the front image and the note to aunt margaret on the back. Her niece writes to her to thank her for all she’s done and tell she about her new job at a restaurant, that serves all sorts of things she has never heard of like crab and shrimp. She tried the stuffed sole today. She didn’t like it.
Start your Wednesday off right.
