—William Shakespeare

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David is back in Italy… after a two-year trip to the United States—corporate sponsors are acknowledged. For comparison, see a photo of David taken just over two years ago, here.

(This was sent to me individually by several friends in Europe, so I know it really must be true (-:  Le David de Michelangelo est de retour en Italie après 2 années passées aux USA—merci aux sponsors…

—Albert Camus

Blame it on Movember… what’s a typophile to do? 

(thanks to Ian McCausland for the photos)

(somewhere on the south coast, UK)

For the last ten years, every Friday, My Dog Sighs has created art on found materials and left them on the street for unsuspecting passers by to pick up, take home, and love. The project, called FreeArtFriday, has blossomed into an international movement with thousands of active members leaving a little bit of their heart and soul out on the street for somebody to find.

Each can has its own history, its own story to tell, feeding families before being rescued from the recycle bin and given a new lease on life as one of the growing family of Canman.

Find out more here. Watch a great little video here.

—Neil Armstrong (1930-2012)

New York, New York

Puerto-Rican-born Antonio Lopez (1943-1987) was a major figure in fashion illustration from the 1960s through the mid-1980s; his work appeared in  publications such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Interview and The New York Times. Lopez is attributed with discovering and launching the careers of Jerry Hall, Grace Jones, and Tina Chow.

Shown above are Lopez illustrations from a 1967 editorial in Elle Magazine.

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—Lao Tzu

—Bertrand Russell

Honolulu, Hawaii

Artist and designer Won Park creates incredible origami pieces using only one dollar bills. A typical sheet of paper used for origami is square but he has adapted his folding technique to bills that are rectangular… his creations are made strictly by folding—no cuts, no glue, no tape, and no instructions. See more of his value-added creations here.

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