—William Shakespeare

(Thanks to ‘Segun Olude for the quotable).

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(thanks to friend Andrew Boardman, celebrating his birthday today, for this)

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Growing up in cities of central Europe, I spent countless days visiting galleries (as a teenager, contemplating an art career) where I would stand for hours in front of classic paintings by great masters…

Today I chanced upon Google’s Art Project—the closest I’ve come for a long time to those joyful times of youthful wonder and discovery. Make a (virtual) visit to a growing number of top-notch art galleries around the world, zoom in to examine exquisite levels of detail, and come away truly awed… here.

Images: assorted details…

—Ernest Hemingway

(good counsel… thanks to Bruce Campbell for the quote)

Anywhere you go…

Like most designers I know, I am always taking pictures of signs. Though well-intentioned, the goal of clear, unambiguous communication (such as advisories, warnings, way-finding aids, notice of restricted activities, etc.) is frequently misconstrued and misinterpreted—and often with humorous results. I’ve finally started to compile a collection of some of my sign pics from around the world in a Facebook album, here.

Above: warning of a steep path in a crocodile sanctuary, South Africa (thanks to colleague Guy Schockaert for this pic from a game farm we visited together a decade ago); a particularly confusing railway crossing/right-of-way sign in Wanganui, New Zealand; “no motorcycles or riderless bikes” in Havana, Cuba; “touch electric crotch at your own risk” on a Caribbean cruise ship.

(I also welcome sign-pic submissions from others: rob[a]robertlpeters.com).

Rankin Inlet, Nunavut

I arrived here to art-direct a photography shoot on Tuesday, just as a blizzard was closing in on this remote Inuit community on the northwest coast of Hudson Bay. Our crew has been trying to leave for days now… but true to the notoriously stormy reputation that Rankin Inlet has, nothing’s flying in or out (due to near white-out conditions). Current temperature: minus 55° C wind-chill (minus 70° F) with visibility ranging from 30 to 300 meters. Hoping that a flight may open up on Friday…

Lots of power outages, and Internet access from the hotel we’re in has been pretty dodgy as well… ergo, no blog posts for a few days.

(from today’s New York Times ‘Op Art’ by Ji Lee)

Santa Rosa, California

“Art is where you find it”… such as in these images of pavements and street markings from Serendiptious Art captured by Colin Talcroft (who contacted me recently about the art that appears on this blog).

(lovely masking-tape graffiti from down-under… found here)