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"This miniature travel journal (just 1/2"x 1” tall) contains one-of-a-kind original illustrations of adventures in the sky with little cloud people who love to gaze at the moon, sled down fluffy cloud slopes and socialize with their cloudpals.” Hand-drawn with love by Meowstro.

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"An unprecedented combination of computer history and striking images, Core Memory, A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers reveals modern technology’s evolution through the world’s most renowned computer collection, the Computer History Museum in the Silicon Valley.” Visit photographer Mark Richard’s website to learn more and to buy the book. (via laughingsquid)

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Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio is a photo book showing families around the world in their homes surrounded by the food they consume in a week, the cost of their food expenditure for one week, and their favorite foods. You can see the slideshow at Time.com. It’s an astonishing comparison of our food habits, economies and cultural differences and similarities. (via Kottke)

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One of my favorite artists and illustrators is Craig Robinson (aka Flip Flop Flyin’), creator of pixelated Minipops, art books, animations and more. Since his early work like Minimoma, he’s had me entranced with his detailed mini-pixel people and his humor.  His new book, Atlas, Schmatlas, is now out with 128 pages “chock-a-block with essential information (fact and fiction), maps, and illustrations about every country in the world.” For some excerpts from the book, check out the site, then go buy at it at your local book shop, or online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Borders. Craig has so kindly provided a quick quiz on the side of his site to help you figure out if you’ll like the book. One of the questions is “Do ya wanna funk?” Yes? Well go buy the book then.

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