Evidently in 1947 Life magazine did this bit where they asked the celebrity cartoonists of the day to draw their famous creations while blindfolded. It is notable how many of them seem to have turned out like some kind of offset printing misalignment. What fun!

This year’s winners have been announced by Science magazine for the best information visualization of the year and there has evidently been fierce competition across all the subcategories this time around. Check out the winners including some representation from the National Research Council of Canada who scored second place in Informational Graphics. Congratulations to everyone involved. This looks like it is going to get bigger every year.

Bruce Sterling is a futurist over at Forbes speculating on the future(s) of money. He touches on the shape of money, its needs, its evolution, and its responsiveness. All together an interesting read though laughably self referential towards the end.

The Washington Post’s Peter Carlson has lovingly written up a piece on the rhetorical questions asked on magazine covers attempting to answer several for your pleasure. It would be beneficial if it were more exhaustive but such is the Post.

Volume four, Issue thirteen is up of Delve (web magazine) which focuses on the premise of three minute poster design charette. It features the work of Frank Derose, Faith Laurel and Paul Lombardi. Check it, check it out.