The First Thanksgiving Warrington Colescott 1973
A big tip of the hat to TBTP follower Sandra A. for this clever map created by Christoph Niemann (see Monday’s post on Berlin) for the New York Times Magazine in 2011.
h/t Zimad in Queens
Deutsche Bahn, the German national railway network, commissioned artist and illustrator Christoph Niemann to create a pair of forty meter-long tile murals for a pedestrian tunnel at the Berlin Wannsee train station. Working with 10×10 cm tiles, Niemann designed two different colorful pixelated abstracts.
The design on the left side of the passageway depicts a fun beach scene along the lakeside of the suburban Wannsee. While on the right, the mural incorporates the infamous villa where the Nazis held the 1942 conference to decide their so-called “Final Solution.” Niemann chose to use a single red window in the building and its blood red reflection on the lake to abstract the historical horror of the site.
h/t Tom Gauls
h/t William Blake
h/t to Miguel Marquez (aka Michael Pederson)
For the last century, American road trips have inspired authors to write great novels and memoirs based on their travels by car, bus, or motorcycle. From F. Scott Fitzgerald to Jack Kerouac the open road has launched a special form of travel literature and has encouraged countless readers to embark on their own adventures. This stylish infographic highlights just a few of the open road journeys that we love to dream about.
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