What does a record of 4000 years of human history look like? A freaking huge image. This histomap was published by Rand McNally in 1931. It was printed on a five foot long folder, folded into a normal sized envelope and sold for a dollar each. Vertical axis on the map shows the time, while the horizontal shows the progress of various civilizations of world history.
postersTag:
Movie Titles Changed To Be Foody
Tumblr blog Snack to the Future has a collection of movie posters and titles altered slightly to make them all about foody deliciousness.
The Clichéd Art of Movie Posters
Movie posters are often praised for their art, but turns out if you take a closer look, they’re all following the same line. This set of images shows movie poster cliche ridden world of movie posters, where they could all fall into similar categories.
Pacific Rim Art Poster
Pacific Rim has had quite the day in theaters, and where giant robots and monsters fight, fan art will find the gold mine. Checkout this Pacific Rim poster styling by Tomasz Opasinski, available on Etsy for $150.
Via Geek-Art
Art Prints Show the Humble Beginning of Superheroes
Superheroes – Past/Present series from artist Khoa Ho present superhero histories in a sort of motivating way, where they show the humble or tragic origins of these stalwarts. They may not all have started from zero, but they all did come a long way from where they started.
Blade Runner Inspired Poster Art
Artist Craig Drake made these wonderfully impressive Blade Runner inspired posters for the Hero Complex Gallery. Sadly, the prints seem to be sold out at the moment.
Popular Movies Locations Presented as Travel Posters
In the movie universe, characters get to visit exotic places. Many of them are real, but some come out of fiction to create dream-like worlds that could be loved. For this set, South Africa’s Studio Muti worked with FoxP2 to create posters for Ster-Kinekor Theaters, South Africa’s leading cinema house. They illustrated posters for four movie destinations, camouflaging them in the look and design of conventional travel posters.
More Game of Thrones Poster Art
Over the last few days, we have seen some pretty impressive and fun works based on the Game of Thrones. Well, here’s more. Posters by artist Adam Spizak present Daenerys Targaryen, Jon Snow and Tyrion Lannister in quite an interesting setting. Prints available on Funkrush.
Mondo Man of Steel Art Posters
Mondo have a reputation for high quality and artistic posters. Man of Steel being the biggest fish floating around at the moment, it makes perfect sense for Mondo to have posters related to Superman. They have a set of two posters, one by Ken Taylor shows Clark Kent as a boy running in a field with this cape fluttering behind him.
Classic Movies, Now Starring Daleks
Daleks have taken the road to fame, seeking it on the silver screen. Illustrations by artist Anthony Naylor aka Tone put Daleks on the posters of well known movies, giving them a chance to take their villainy to the movie world and perhaps find some good in themselves. Or it’s a future where they are done with the extermination and now star in movies for extermination.