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February 7, 2012

Creative Ads Show Life’s Twists and Turns

How does a large life insurance company show that they offer policies for life's most unexpected surprises? They work with a few ad agencies to come up with some creative ads like this. Called Life's Turns In a Sentence, these six scenarios merge two completely different scenarios together, making you stop and think. Their tagline? “For all life's twists and turns: Flexible financial plans.” Brilliant.

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Design
February 5, 2012

Spellbinding Hardback Book Lamp

What's not to love about this Hardback Book Lamp, filled with mystery and intrigue? A light bulb is seen fused into the hardback cover of a book, while a simple switch adds the finishing touch on the creative design. If you're further interested, Typewriter Boneyard offers multiple covers. My personal favorite, however, is this one: “Secrets and Spies – Behind the Scenes Stories of World War II” (Reader's Digest Collection 1964)

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Photography
February 3, 2012

The World’s Smallest Gallery

Determined to figure out a way to show his large scale landscape photos on the web, photographer David Anthony Hall decided to do something different. With works that are up to 3 meters long or about 9 feet, he knew he had to think “outside-the-box,” ultimately coming up with the idea of building the world's smallest gallery.

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Art
February 1, 2012

Incredibly Rare Calvin and Hobbes Original Artwork

Who wouldn't want to own this? An incredibly rare piece of original, published Calvin and Hobbes artwork is going up for auction at Heritage Comics on February 23, 2012. Expected to bring in $50,000+, 1989-90 Calendar Cover Watercolor Illustration Original Art (c. 1988) is a 13″ x 10″ piece by artist Bill Watterson.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.