The Nameless Hills and Dells

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architizer:

Fresh Kills, the world’s largest landfill soon to be transformed into a productive and beautiful cultural destination. Open to the public for Open House New York weekend.

October 16 and 17 people!

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braiker:

I went to Bon Appetit’s test kitchen to get the scoop on how they style food for their photo shoots. We used the chicken biscuit sandwich with sausage gravy (nom!) from Sept’s issue to illustrate. This was a fun assignment. Check it out.

Nom indeed.

theatlantic:

Name That Waterway

Is that a run, a kill or a fork? Or is it actually just a regular old stream? When it comes to naming waterways, it all seems to depend on your geography.

This map, created by designer Derek Watkins, color-codes the waterways of the U.S. by names they’re given. As Watkins explains, these names have their own name: toponyms, which are general descriptions of geographic features. The degree of geographical concentration of certain name types is pretty striking. Brooks tend to stay in New England, and bayous are primarily in the Louisiana-Mississippi area. Cañadas, rios and arroyos are concentrated in the Southwest. Branches seem to have the widest territory, covering much of the southeastern corner of the country.

hoveringcat:

Pablo Amargo creates brilliantly witty conceptual illustrations.

Found via Designers Go To Heaven.