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Man Ray - Gertrude Stein and Alice B.Toklas at home on the Rue de Fleurus, 1921.

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Robert Rauschenberg, Quiet House, Black Mountain, ca. 1949

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RNDRD is a frequently updated feed of high-quality images from
published architectural projects of the 20th century. RNDRD does not
publish photographs of completed work, only renderings: hand-drawing,
collage, models and graphics of all sorts. RNDRD uses out-of-print
academic and trade journals as its source of images, culling the most
striking renderings from thousands of pages of print that will not be
available online. RNDRD aims to provide a clearer image of the
evolution of architectural rendering, from turn-of-the-century
beaux-arts drawings and 60s collage to the emergence of computer
graphics and renderings in the 1980s. As the internet increasingly
becomes the main source for architects to engage with precedence in
architectural rendering, RDNRD hope to provide a broader array of
images and methods of image-making, simply by trudging through the
dusty bookshelves of now un-read and un-referenced work. 

When we began working on the new identity of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation we decided to search for a solution that would relate more to the original ideas of Germany’s most influential Modernist school instead of relying on the visual clichés connected to Bauhaus - it seems almost impossible to use circle, square and triangle nowadays without it coming across as ironic or historicist. Apart from stationery, brochures, posters, tickets, website etc. the new identity also included the redesign of the signage of Gropius’ famous Bauhaus building. This factor making it even more important that a clear distinction could be made by visitors what was apart of the original structure and what new additions we had made.

We thought a generic design would work best in order to make this distinction. The new identity was created by using strict typography, a minimalist layout, standardised formats and no colour. Being the most generic and incidental typeface, Courier was selected as the new corporate font. To guarantee a unique identity we changed the capital “A” of Courier according to Herbert Bayer’s well-known logo on the front of the Bauhaus Dessau building. Additionally, the new Bauhaus Dessau logotype is always set vertically. The entire typographic system consists exclusively of common system fonts, an approach connected to the original Bauhaus ideology that demanded functionality and designs based on the potential of mass-production. 

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whataboutbobbed:

Colleen Moore is a shock tart in 1925’s We Moderns

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Björk was born and raised in Reykjavík, Iceland. Her father is Guðmundur Gunnarsson, a union leader and electrician, and her mother is Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir, an activist who protested againstKárahnjúkar, a controversial hydro-electric development in Iceland.^[9]

Her musical career began when she was eleven with her study of classical piano in elementary school. One of her instructors sent a recording of Björk singing Tina Charles’ song “I Love to Love” to RÚV, then the only radio station in Iceland. The recording was broadcast on radio nationally; after hearing it, a representative of the record label Fálkinn contacted Björk to offer a record contract. An album,Björk, was recorded and released in 1977.

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Etta James was born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles to a teen mother and unknown father. Her birth mother initially took little responsibility and James was raised by a series of people, notably a pair of boardinghouse owners. But she was recognized from a young age for her booming voice, showcased in a South Central Los Angeles church.

The powerhouse singer, known as “Miss Peaches,” lived an eventful life. She first hit the charts as a teenager, taking “The Wallflower (Roll With Me, Henry)” — an “answer record” to Hank Ballard’s “Work With Me, Annie” — to No. 1 on the R&B charts in 1955. She joined Chess Records in 1960 and had a string of R&B and pop hits, many with lush string arrangements. After a mid-decade fade, she re-emerged in 1967 with a more hard-edged, soulful sound.

Throughout her career, James overcame a heroin addiction, opened for the Rolling Stones, won six Grammys and was voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Despite her ups and downs — including a number of health problems — she maintained an optimistic attitude.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/20/showbiz/etta-james-obit/?hpt=hp_t1

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This is how the eclipse of the sun looked to early-rising New Yorkers in 1954 by Arthur Sasse

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