LP Cover Lover

Enjoy a nice browse through some long-lost LP covers? LP Cover Lover has quite a stunning array of "the weird and wonderful world of record covers from the golden age of LPs." You can almost smell the musty bins filled with tattered records.

Nieves Artist Books

This great art book shop in Zurich, Switzerland produces and carries some real nice stuff.


"Nieves is an independent publishing house based in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 2001, Nieves' focus is on publishing Artist Books and Zines."

People Watching

There's nothing like plopping down in a major thoroughfare and just people watching. Danish photographer Simon Høgsberg has built an entire body of work based on surveillance in public spaces. In his pursuit, Høgsberg has captured a range of intimate expressions that are at once superreal and authentic. I especially enjoyed his 100 meter long image: “We're All Gonna Die — 100 meters of existence.”

Thomas Allen

Being a fan of pulp fiction covers and pop-up books, I couldn't help but gravitate towards the work of Thomas Allen. He selects the pulpiest of paperbacks, slices out the covers, folds them into position, and constructs a totally different scenario out of them. From there he photographs the tableaux in shallow focus, rendering his prints with the dreamy effect similar to a View-Master stereoscope toy. It's no surprise that Chip Kidd has already discovered him. As an extra added bonus, check out his book and his blog.

Taller Than Tom Cruise

Are you more a Kate Winslett, or maybe Venus Williams? Now you and your friends can fit right in with the Hollywood elite by knowing where you fall on the ladder of famous silhouettes. With 120 celebrities, the Who Tall Are You Mirror, will have you and your friends will be able to find the perfect date for the next Oscar party.


And if you are concerned about your body fat index you can check out the Celebrity Weighing Scales to see if it is true what they say about the camera adding 10 pounds.

Polite Dance Song

The affable Tim and Eric comedy duo are known for their surreal brand of humor, especially their videos. But did you know Eric directs music videos too? The one he directed for The Bird and the Bee, Polite Dance Song, is great - so right on the money to their brand of humor.

Muxtape

OK. So you've all been Pandoraing away for years now, discovering new artists based on your musical preferences via internet radio (and buying artists CDs right?).


Well, along comes Muxtape, "a minimalist platform for bands to promote their music and listeners to create mixes." The UI is beautifully minimalistic.

The Bubble Project

I saw this ad for Watchmen in the subway tunnel at West 4th and thought the Obama addition was brilliant. I love seeing artifacts of people's creativity in public spaces. It reminded me of other ads I've seen around New York created through The Bubble Project. This project encourages people to transform public space from "corporate monologues into open public dialogues...." Just download bubbles, print and paste.