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A newly polished floor shines pika pika. But after all that hard work your stomach might be peko peko. These are just a few examples of Japanese onomatopoeia: an element of the language that makes it so richly nuanced. The Japanese language is said to have over four thousand, making it the most onomatopoeia-heavy language in the world. An ambitious new book has compiled one hundred of the most-common onomatopoeia, alongside illustrations from artists all around the world.

music from sci-fi book anathem

Dataisnature is a weblog of personal and recreational research containing information and links covering the following topics - Robot Art, Algorithmic and Procedural Art, Computational Aesthetics, Glitch Aesthetics, Vj’ing, Video Art, Computational Archaeology and similar subjects.

Website of illustrator, artist James Jean

an artist tries to draw under the influence of LSD. Very interesting :)

Austin Osman Spare (December 30, 1886 - May 15, 1956) was an English artist and magician.

a peep into the future

" I am thrilled by machinery's force, precision and willingness to work at any task, no matter how arduous or monotonous it may be. I would rather watch a thousand ton dredge dig a canal than see it done by a thousand spent slaves lashed into submission.

step by step illustration of writing a colour comic. very cool!!

if you have read Paul Graham's "Hacker sna Painters", you will want to read this too :)

Your Camera Does Not Matter

a list with sites that offer free stock photos. Enjoy

paper with interesting patterns on it. Here are a collection of patterned papers that you can print out for your projects.