Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Watercolour based artwork inspired by 8-bit Nintendo Games | A Parliament of Owls


Artist Adam Lister was inspired by 8-bit Nintendo games and created these beautiful oil paintings based on popoular cultural images
http://www.apowl.co/blog/2014/12/10/8-bit-art-by-adam-lister/

Modern Problems imagined as 1950's illustrations | A Parliament of Owls


British artist John Holcroft draws satiric digital illustrations that depict our commonly shared human flaws and social issues as they relate to technology and
http://www.apowl.co/blog/2014/12/10/modern-problems-illustrated-by-john-holcroft/

An illustrator captures his husky in the North American wilderness | A Parliament of Owls


An amazing Tumblr by illustrator John Stortz documents the relationship he has with his white husky and the remote wilderness of the Western United States
http://www.apowl.co/blog/2014/12/10/john-wolf/

Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Sweden creates its own typeface | A Parliament of Owls


Swedish design firm Söderhavet has created a typeface just for Sweden and called it Swedish Sans
http://www.apowl.co/blog/2014/12/09/swedish-sans/

A new book reveals the inventions that didn't change the world | A Parliament of Owls


A new book reveals the designs created by Victorian inventors that never changed the world, with good reason
http://www.apowl.co/blog/2014/12/09/inventions-that-didnt-change-the-world/

Beautiful Gifs capture Lyon train travelers | A Parliament of Owls


These stunning gifs by Francois Sola capture travelers using the Lyon train network in beautiful ways
http://www.apowl.co/blog/2014/12/09/gone-underground-by-francois-sola/

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

An amazing visualisation of air traffic above the UK | A Parliament of Owls


Data scientists have created this stunning look at the 7,000 flights that take place above Britain's skies every day
http://www.apowl.co/blog/2014/12/03/a-guided-tour-of-british-aerospace/

Incredible photos of war and peace | A Parliament of Owls


Award winning photojournalist James Hill releases a new book which explores war and peace in intimate detail
http://www.apowl.co/blog/2014/12/03/photographing-the-moments-between-war-and-peace/

Tuesday, 2 December 2014

An amazing documentary visits Chernobyl nuclear site | A Parliament of Owls


Collin Marshall used drones to explore Chernobyl, the site of the worst nuclear catastrophe of all time
http://www.apowl.co/blog/2014/12/02/postcards-from-chernobyl/

Every Human Spaceflight Vehicle In One Chart | A Parliament of Owls


Reddit user Heaney555 posted this marvelous, fully-scaled chart of all the vehicles that have carried humans out into space
http://www.apowl.co/blog/2014/12/02/the-vehicles-that-have-powered-human-spaceflight/

AFP announces its photos of 2014 | A Parliament of Owls


Agence France Press has announced its photos to commemorate 2014 with images of Syria, Hong Kong, Ebola and George Clooney's wedding
http://www.apowl.co/blog/2014/12/02/agence-france-presses-best-pictures-of-2014/

Saturday, 29 November 2014

Power Hungry - photos examine eating habits of rich and poor | A Parliament of Owls


A photo series by Hargreaves and Levin explore the differences between how the rich and poor eat throughout history
http://www.apowl.co/blog/2014/11/28/power-hungry-by-hargreaves-and-levin/