By Paris Bordon, c. 1530s. Taken from the absolutely fascinating Tumblr account, People of Colour in European Art History, which is an eye-opener. For me, it highlights that no matter how loosely based on ‘history’ many fantasy novels are, they do tend to be fairly whitewashed. (As in, if realism is the excuse, seems it’s a pretty poor defence. That blog shows why.)
This sort of design is a synthesis of happenstance and determination. If there’s any lesson at all to be learned from its design, it is that a brand that highlights simplicity, abstraction, and careful use of color can pay dividends.
By John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1883. (There’s some beautiful, crisp detail in this.)
This was taken on Sunday night at the first of the year’s NFL games to be played in London – the Steelers vs the Vikings. It was also my first live game (I watch tons on NFL GamePass) and it was tremendous fun.
By William Frederick Yeames, 1868-74.
This cat lives a better life than most of us. It spends its days pottering around an old bookshop in the Peak District, looking out the window at the duck pond and, most probably, getting the odd cake crumb from the tea room.
By William Frederick Yeames, 1865.
By William Frederick Yeames.
