Owners of the original, 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System can totally relate to this one:
Something Retro Gamers Can All Relate To
This fun, whimsical T-Shirt design by artist Jay Ross illustrates the magical “blow” move performed by an entire generation of kids unable to get their NES game cartridges to start up properly on the first try.
Stumbled upon these laughing, frog-like origami creatures by Joseph Wu:
Joseph Wu's Origami Warai
A professional origami artist who hails from Vancouver, Wu calls these amazingly expressive, adorable, little figures Warai, which means “laughter” in Japanese.
Here are a few of my favorites:
A Red Warai Waving Happily
A Green Warai With Open Arms
A Very Happy Blue Warai
More Of These Happy Fellows
Awesome!
To see more of these cute little creatures on Flickr (as well as some of his newer creations and experiments), click here.
Visit Joseph Wu’s official site to see more of his amazing work.
Alright, I admit it: I bought this Totoro plush for myself the other day…
He’s even got a little bag of acorns slung over his shoulder…
Too cute.
If you haven’t already guessed, I’m a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki’s work; My Neighbor Totoro happens to be my all-time favorite, with Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind and Spirited Away rounding out my top three Miyazaki films.
Check out these super cool prints from artist Scott Campbell’s series of “Great Showdowns” featuring retro videogame characters:
Awesome!
Stumbled upon these pics of a Duck Hunt trophy by artist Eric Tan from last year’s “i am 8-bit” art exhibition:
What a great idea! Love the High Score as well…
The Lost Books Of The Odyssey by Zachary Mason