Link Round-Up: June 7, 2017

"The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring" by Tom Miatke

Part of 'Soldiers Of Fourtune’ exhibition presented by Hero Complex Gallery

Adam Savage Builds a LEGO Model of the NASA Apollo Saturn V Rocket

Anime recommendation chart for beginners

Bob Dylan's Nobel Lecture is now online: "In a lot of ways, some of these same things have happened to you. You too have had drugs dropped into your wine. You too have shared a bed with the wrong woman. You too have been spellbound by magical voices, sweet voices with strange melodies. You too have come so far and have been so far blown back. And you’ve had close calls as well. You have angered people you should not have. And you too have rambled this country all around. And you’ve also felt that ill wind, the one that blows you no good. And that’s still not all of it."  Here's a great explanation of Why Bob Dylan Won The Nobel Prize.

Link Round-Up: June 5, 2017

"Themyscira travel poster" by Mike Mahle

7 Amazing Origami-Inspired Inventions

35 thoughts Trevor the toad might have had during Philosopher’s Stone

An Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Science in France, Francesco de Comité has been making 2D and 3D representations of mathematical concepts and objects.

Canadian artist Dave Delisle of Dave’s Geeky Ideas recently created an incredible two-person tent design concept based on a Federation shuttlecraft from Star Trek.

This is a two-man tent design that features an entrance at the back (just like the actual shuttlecraft). The tent stores in a carrying case that splits apart to become the thrusters. This started as a bunk bed design several months back, but I didn’t want to keep posting bed designs at the time, so I shelved it. Glad I could do something different for the shuttlecraft here.

Posters: TRAPPIST-1e Travel

TRAPPIST-1e Travel Poster from NASA

Posters available to download from NASA.

Yesterday, NASA announced the discovery of a new solar system just 39 light years from ours, full of Earthlike planets.  The announcement was accompanied by several imaginative artist renderings, and this morning, NASA began offering downloadable travel posters.

Posters: Harry Potter Travel

"Tour Hogwarts Castle"

Harry Potter Travel Posters by Christopher Ables (Chrisables)

Posters: Star Wars Travel

"Travel Coruscant"

Star Wars Travel Posters by Christopher Ables (Chrisables)

Posters: Tour Hogwarts Castle

"Tour Hogwarts Castle" by Christopher Ables

Prints available for purchase from Society6. US$15

Posters: Outer Rim Travel Bureau

"Outer Rim Travel Bureau" by Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based Michael Mateyko

Posters: Retro Japan Travel

"Retro Japan Travel Poster" by Steve Thomas

Posters: Downtown Mos Eisley

"Visit Downtown Mos Eisley" by Ian Glaubinger

Prints available for purchase from Dark Ink Art. US$50

Posters: Mars Travel Posters

Mars Travel Posters by Space X

For those of you who haven’t jumped on the bandwagon yet, SpaceX just dropped some travel posters of the Red Planet to entice you. For a company known for pushing the technological envelope forward, the Mars travel posters are endearingly retro. 

Posters: Retro Middle Earth Travel

Retro Lord of the Rings Travel Posters by TeaCupPiranha

Prints available for purchase from Society6. US$18

Posters: The Shire

The Shire Travel Poster by Lindsay Craig

Prints available for purchase from Etsy. US$15

Illustration: Fictional Destinations

Postcards from Fictional Destinations by MyPrint247.co.uk

"Sending postcards is a long-standing tradition. The first souvenir postcard was sent from Vienna in 1871, and these cardboard missives quickly became a holidaymaker favourite.

Now internet access is available across the globe, the humble holiday postcard has fallen out of favour. However, we’re still a fan of them here at myprint!

We’ve been flexing our creative muscles, and have put together some cards from famous movie locations. From Amity Island to Arendelle, take a look at our postcards from fictional destinations."

Posters: Star Wars Travel Posters

Star Wars Travel Posters by Troy Jensen

Prints available for purchase from Etsy. US$34.99

Posters: Harry Potter Travel Posters

Harry Potter Travel Posters by Lindsay Craig

Prints available for purchase from Etsy. US$12

Posters: Visit: Middle Earth

"Visit: Middle Earth" by Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based Benjamin Magnus

Prints available for purchase from Etsy. US$30

Posters: Middle Earth Travel

Lord of The Rings Retro Travel Poster Series by Teacup Piranha

Prints available for purchase from Society6. US$18

[ Previously: Posters: Westros Travel ]

Posters: Exoplanet Travel

Exoplanet Travel Posters from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Inspired by vintage posters from the golden age of travel.

Where are you going on your next vacation? The beach? The Grand Canyon? Hiking in the mountains? NASA has a much better idea.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology is marketing three other-worldly travel destinations in the form of hypothetical posters from the fictional Exoplanet Travel Bureau. The posters, released in December, depict three exoplanets—planets that orbit a star other than our sun—the way travel posters in the 1930s portrayed Australia, Palestine, the Soviet Union and even Amtrak lines, as Business Insider points out.

The posters were created by NASA JPL Visual Strategists Joby Harris, David Delgado and Dan Goods, says Elizabeth Landau, a spokeswoman for NASA JPL. They were published on PlanetQuest, the public information site for NASA’s exoplanet exploration program.

Posters: Lovecraftian Travel

Lovecraftian Travel Poster by DrFaustusAu

Posters: Interplanetary Travel

Interplanetary Travel Posters by Steve Thomas

Prints available for purchase from Etsy and Zazzle. US$1 - $42.95