Monthly Archives: April 2014

The Original Cool

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

I was tickled to see that the Netherlands Board of Tourism has revived its 2013 “Original Cool” travel marketing campaign. The three new episodes, which will once again be hosted by Mr. Cool himself, Pim de Koel, are target at … Continue reading →

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New York Noir

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Geoff Tompkinson is an award-winning photographer, filmmaker and videographer who specializes in timelapse and hyperlapse videos. He has created stunning films in locals as diverse as Istanbul, Venice and the U.S.. His newest work is a stylish video called “New … Continue reading →

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Kiev Renaissance

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

While most of the world has been attending to the conflict between Putin’s puppets and Ukrainians struggling for some semblance of self-determination, the gifted French street artist Seth GlobePainter and his Ukrainian friend Alexsey Kislow decided to enliven Kiev with … Continue reading →

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Love Travel Guides

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

I was recently researching India travel guidebooks and stumbled across the beautiful, hand-crafted books from the Love Travel Guides series. Founder and publisher, Fiona Caulfield, believes that “Falling in love with a city is just as exciting as falling in … Continue reading →

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Reading So Hard I Got Paper Cuts

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

A couple of years back you may have seen the hilarious parody of Jay Z and Kanye West called B*tches in Bookshops (see below) that was written and performed by La Shea Delaney and Annabelle Quezada. Now the pair are … Continue reading →

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Supplementary Banksy

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

After his controversial residency in NYC last Autumn and a rejuvenating sabbatical in the Seycelles , Banksy has surfaced with two new and very different pieces. The first appeard in Cheltenham, England (coincidentally near the British Government Communications HQ) depicting … Continue reading →

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Around the World (by coffees)

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

I’m hopelessly strung out on coffee, but I can live with the shame. However, when I’m traveling, I sometimes find myself at a loss on the correct way to order a cup of joe. And when it comes to ordering … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary Reading Device

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Brian D. Butler
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Metro Maps Harmonized

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

  Belgrade-born, Paris-based architect and map designer Jug Cerovic has created a brilliant system called !NAT which harmonizes transport network maps from around the world with unifying principles. Cerovic’s clever maps are easy to read and navigate, with crowded city … Continue reading →

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Don’t Be One (possibly nsfw)

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

We’ve shared some clever public transit poster campaigns from around the world that aim to diminish anti-social behaviors which can put a damper on riding public transportation. The folks at the Poke in the UK have taken the concept to … Continue reading →

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