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Finally, The 2022 Texts From My Dog Calendar Is Here!

Wouldn’t you like to be able to exchange texts with your dog? Based on the popular TextsFromDog Tumblr, each page of the Texts from Dog 2022 Calendar features imaginary, humorous, and crass SMS exchanges shared between Dog, and his very tolerant but loving owner. It’s a bromance like no other. Continue reading »

Designer Lydia Cambron Transforms Brand Logos into Protest Messages

New York-based designer Lydia Cambron has been transforming brand logos into protest messages and sharing them on Instagram. Continue reading »

Perfect Doormats For COVID-19 Social Isolation


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Doormats are usually used as something to wipe your feet on, but if you really think about it, doormats hold a higher purpose during Coronavirus self-isolation. All of these are available on Etsy and Amazon for safe no-contact delivery. Direct links provided under each picture. Continue reading »

Street Artist Timothy Goodman Covers The World In Raw Emotion

Timothy Goodman is many things. A designer, illustrator, muralist, and author, he admits that when people ask him to describe what he does he says that his grandma calls him an artist. His art and words have populated anything and everything, from walls, buildings and packaging to cars, people, shoes, clothing, book jackets, magazine covers and galleries all over the world. Continue reading »

Text Message Earrings With Prong Settings: Artist Ada Chen Turns Asian Stereotypes Into Jewelry

Ada Chen’s jewelry is more than just wearable art: each piece also carries with it a statement, combatting (and disproving) the Asian American stereotypes she encounters. From satirizing the fetishization of Asian women to creating 3D earring copies of unfortunate text messages she’s received, Chen’s work is equal parts funny and powerful. Continue reading »

Surly Socks With Brutally Honest Messages For Everyday Wear!

Blue Q socks bring joy to your feet, one silly saying at a time. They may be a little bit scandalous, but these fun swear word socks are some of our best sellers for a reason! Continue reading »

Truthful Mirror Reflections With Hidden Messages

Celebrated, award-winning Colombian director and artist, Camilo Matiz, unveils his series, “Here Not There,” a study of reflection. This series of light sculptures confront the viewer with the duality of who they are and how they perceive themselves. The same object displays differently in the mirror’s reflection, as life reflects unrealized desires of the heart, mind and soul. Continue reading »

London Drug Dealers’ Messages Through The Lens Of Conventional Marketing

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This is a selection of messages from drug dealers in London. They have adopted some classic marketing and communication techniques. Continue reading »

Romantic And Heart-Melting Unsent Text Messages

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The blogger and artist Röra Blue imagined a beautiful project called ‘The Unsent Project‘. Continue reading »

Anti-Valentine Cards With Weirdly Sweet Messages Will Make You Laugh

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Artist Julie Ann won’t make your usual Valentine’s Day cards. Julie’s funny, weirdly sweet and sometimes naughty messages are ones that you won’t find in hallmark cards and have won admirers everywhere. Continue reading »

Street Messages – A New Book By Nicholas Ganz

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Humans have been communicating for thousands of years by writing text in public spaces – on walls, on buildings and on roads themselves. The tradition continues today with the many street artists who work only with text. Street Messages is the first book to offer a deep insight into this literary form of expression in the world of global street art. Continue reading »

Sweet Treats with a Sour Messages

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If you want to tell someone what you really think of them, Sarah Brockett’s bakery is just the place to go to get a cake that says it all. Continue reading »