Fig. 1  Whitney Houston, 1988
Fig.2  Marilyn Monroe, 1958
Fig.3  Shirley Temple, 1936
Fig.4  Rita Hayworth, 1940
Fig.5  Jackie Collins, 2002
Fig.6  Madonna, 1994 

A collection of Diva letterheads, beautifully bold via the fabulous resource Letterheady.

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Twenty years since its last production, Einstein on the Beach, an opera in Four Acts by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass comes to a close this weekend at the Barbican. First performed on July 25, 1976, it is Glass’s first– and at five hours in its entirity, his longest opera score.

“Widely credited as one of the greatest artistic achievements of the 20th century, Einstein on the Beach breaks all of the rules of conventional opera. Instead of a traditional orchestral arrangement, Glass chose to compose the work for the synthesisers, woodwinds and voices of the Philip Glass Ensemble. Non-narrative in form, the work uses a series of powerful recurrent images as its main storytelling device shown in juxtaposition with abstract dance sequences created by American choreographer Lucinda Childs. It is structured in four interconnected acts and divided by a series of short scenes or “knee plays”. Taking place over five hours, there is no intermission, however the audience is invited to enter and exit at liberty during the performance.”  The Barbican.

For more information, tickets and recordings visit the Barbican site. Go, go, go!

“Pitching a bunch of concepts that nobody likes”

For anybody working in a creative studio, you will find joy in This Advertising Life. Perfect pairings of witty copy and hilariours gifs centered around “the emotions of life in Advertising”. 

‘Die Eier der Vögel Deutschlands und der benachbarten Länder in naturgetreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen’ by self-taught etcher and engraver Johann Friedrich Naumann, 1818.

An Easter feast for the eyes, hand-coloured bird egg engravings via the ever inspirational BibliOdyssey.

A collection of illustrated Frontispieces and Title Pages from William Earl Johns’ (1893–1968) books. View the full collection and covers here, W.E.Johns.

The Honest Burgers website that I designed and art directed went live today. Inspired by the restaurants flow diagram Menu design and its simple bold aesthetic. Let’s hope it helps them sell EVEN more burgers. Check it out here.

… Andreas Potorno.

See more of Andrea Spotorno’s work here.

I’d really like one of these, anyone? From the Jil Sander 2012 Men’s Fall/Winter collection.

“Ricardo Cases’ third photobook deals with an unusual subject: the practice of pigeon racing in the Spanish regions of Valencia and Murcia, a game consisting of releasing one female pigeon and dozens of male pigeons that chase her trying to get her attention. None of them ever gets too intimate, but the winner is the one that spends the most time close to her. The winner is not the most athletic, the toughest or the purest in breed but the more courteous, the one showing more constancy and having the strongest reproductive instinct. Ricardo Cases at his purest.”

Richard Cases, yes please.