#Euro2012

Hand-stitched typography, a skate park gallery, Nina Simone and more in our weekly look at the Web

Showing that football fans support social media nearly as much as their team, Twitter data visualization scientist Nicolas Belmonte tracked tweets by following the #Euro2012 hashtag during the 2012 European Cup. The graphical spikes indicate high and low points in selective matches, giving insight to decisive moments when physical words were simply not enough to voice the levels of excitement.

My American Dream Sounds Like Nina Simone

Hand-stitched typography, a skate park gallery, Nina Simone and more in our weekly look at the Web

UPenn professor Salamishah Tillet contributed a brilliantly written piece to NPR’s music blog on the indelible Nina Simone. Tillet guides readers through history, pointing out the copious ways in which Simone continues to not only influence music, but American culture at large.

Tom Gilmour Illustration

Hand-drawn artwork inspired by traditional tattoos and macabre iconography

Creating work dominated by occult imagery, nomadic themes and heavy linework, London-based illustrator Tom Gilmour says he finds inspiration in “black tattoo art and early 80’s skateboard graphics” to achieve a powerful aesthetic akin to something of a morbid blend of Gus Wagner and Jim Phillips. Gilmour draws each piece by hand in ink with splashes of watercolor and digital renderings to achieve certain shading …