Lisbon, Portugal

I’ve finished preparing my presentation, and a week from now it’s off to OFFF in Oieras (just outside Lisbon) for what sounds like a very interesting event… a sold-out gig with nearly 4000 enthusiastic attendees. The theme this year is “This isn’t flying. This is falling with style. Fail gracefully.”

Over-the-top image by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) appropriated and pressed into service…

Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

I was happy to stumble across some excellent posters here by Joe Scorsone and Alice Druedling.

Above: Alternatives to War; Fate.

Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba

I’ve been laid up the past few days with a bad cold/bronchitis—but being couchbound has provided the opportunity of adding a few sort categories to this blog. I’ve added Humour, Quotable(s), and Vintage—the above images (don’t you just love historic photographs?) are from Lumas, Life, and the like….

Vienna, Austria

Dr. Stefan Jellinek (1871-1968) produced numerous publications warning about the ill-considered and foolhardy use of electricity in the home, at work, and in leisure activities. Original illustrations by well-known graphic artists such as Josef Danilowatz, Franz Wacik, and Eduard Stella helped conveyed the (mostly hidden) dangers of electricity effectively. These drawings are from a 1931 book entitled Elektroschutz in Bildern (Electrical Protection in Pictures).

Above images: Electrocution as the result of urinating on power lines (while barefoot), multi-tasking with a hairdryer, and attempting to read outdoors at night (while barefoot)—who knew? Find many more shocking ways to off one’s self in a Flickr collection here compiled by Bre Pettis.

(thanks, Gregor)

Selkirk, Manitoba

This just in from Evelin, from friend Lauraine (via her main squeeze, Gord).

(Original source of image unknown).

From Filip Spagnoli’s content-rich blog on Human Rights, here.

From silhouettemasterpiecetheatre.com…

Oeiras, Portugal

I’m preparing for my talk at OFFF 2009 in Oeiras, Portugal (on the coast, 10 minutes from Lisbon) next month. An audience of 4000+ is expected, and seats are almost sold out… This year’s theme: “This isn’t flying. This is falling in style.” Fail Gracefully.

Leap into the Void, 1960, by Yves Klein, Harry Shrunk, John Gender (Gelatin silver print).

The Swiss do everything possible to make their guests’ stay in Switzerland perfect… watch the video here.

(thanks Gregor, via swissmiss)

Winnipeg, Canada

Today marks 33 years since the birth of Circle Design Incorporated (founding partner Geoff Hayes and I actually started as Circle Graphics back then— we share our illustrious April Fools’ birthdate back in 1976 with this little company called Apple Computer :-). Carrying on, with gusto…