POM Juice and the Vietnam War
POM pomegranate juice has become popular due to research about the health benefits of pomegranates (it might help with erectile disfunction) and […]
Month: July 2009
Frank Soltesz, King of Cutaway Drawings
Not just cutaway drawings, but king of practically all other areas of commercial illustration through the 1930s-1960s, it seems. Soltesz’ life is […]
Kim Jong Il Houses and Compound
Even to me, it seems funny that you can locate the house of a feared dictator and killer and all-round Bad Boy […]
Ranch House Cutaway Drawing, 1956
I love this kind of house cutaway. Unlike one of our hotel cutaways that had the front end removed, this type of […]
Forced Perspective at Disneyland’s Main Street: How Does It Work?
Forced perspective is one of those common photographic illusions. Let’s say you go to the Leaning Tower of Pisa and position your […]
Hindenburg “A” Deck Walkthrough Video
Video Script The Hindenburg‘s “A” deck was the place where most everything happened–eating, dining, sleeping, lounging, sightseeing. Dining Area As we walk […]
Office Ventilation Cutaway, ca 1940s
One of the great things about the old Fortune magazine was how it often treated extremely mundane subjects with great wonder and […]
Rubber Tanks and U.S. Army’s 23rd Special Troops
A great book called Secret Soldiers: How a Troupe of American Artists, Designers, and Sonic Wizards Won World War II’s Battle of […]
Hindenburg “A” Deck Cutaway
One of the best, and cheapest, books that I have ever had about the Hindenburg is called Hindenburg: an Illustrated History, by […]
The Moto Ritz Towers, 1937
Bruce McCall is the patron saint of secret infrastructure. His book, Zany Afternoons, is one of my most highly valued books. For […]