Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park in Hamilton, OH

Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park in Hamilton, OH is a quick little getaway from Cincinnati, and I finally went for the first time this summer. It includes an Ancient Sculpture Museum and a pioneer-built stone house, but the main attraction is a collection of large sculptures in a wooded setting.

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Everything Ohio Poster by Draplin Design Co.

When you look up “badass” in the dictionary, this might just be the image that accompanies the definition. Seriously, how cool is this poster from the Draplin Design Co.? It even includes one of Charley Harper‘s iconic cardinals!

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Cincinnati Streetcar Signage

As a matter to general principle, I’m always pro-transit. Honestly, though? These snazzy new streetcar signs [complete with QR codes!] are a funny sight in a city whose actual transit system could use serious design help. I know the funding is coming from a different source, yadda yadda, but this is a bit redonc to [...]

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Elsewhere

The Snake Pit: BMXers in Cincinnati! Virtual Library of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County: check out the famous 1848 Cincinnati panorama by Fontayne and Porter, plus a ton more. Vilnius Mayor A. Zuokas Fights Illegally Parked Cars with Tank: “It seems that a tank is the best solution.” Umm, yes… Patrick Bateman’s [...]

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Community Arts Centers Day Posters by VisuaLingual

Earlier this summer, I had the utmost pleasure of designing a set of posters to promote Community Arts Centers Day, which is happening this weekend at eleven sites throughout the Cincinnati area, from The Carnegie in Covington all the way up to the Oxford Community Arts Center.

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Alternative Tube Maps by public grief junkie

The design firm public grief junkie is based in Slough [isn't that where The Office series was originally set?] and creates smart-ass prints, apparel and home accessories, including a bunch of silly riffs on the famous London Tube map.

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US State Prints by Amy Ruppel

Born and raised in rural Plymouth, WI and currently living in Portland, OR, artist and illustrator Amy Ruppel has recently been working on a series of limited-edition prints representing US states, which are available in her Etsy shop.

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Newport Mural by Kyle Penunuri

It seems somehow fitting that self-described nomad Kyle Penunuri designed a mural in Newport, KY that is so deeply rooted in the history of that place. It includes prominent local figures like General James Taylor and Mildred Dean, as well as the flora and fauna found in the area, and some architectural landmarks.

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Elsewhere

Grocery Shopping Downtown: over on Cincy Voices, an investigation into downtown Cincinnati grocery options. Da Bomb!: kind words about our seed bombs favors from Bliss Event Planning. A Campground Grows in Brooklyn, Bringing a New York Edge to Roughing It: the old airstrip known as Floyd Bennett Field is “the only campground for the general [...]

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Glass Garden at Brazee Street Studios

Glass Garden is an installation of approximately 100 potted glass flowers currently on view at Gallery One One inside Brazee Street Studios in the Oakley neighborhood of Cincinnati. Is it just me, or do these look like lollipops?

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