Punk: An Aesthetic

A visual narrative of the art and design that spawned a cultural movement and DIY generation

Born in dungy London basements and matured in equally grimy streets, the punk counter culture of the mid 1970’s and 80’s defined an unrelenting angst felt by youth the world around. While many books have surfaced over the years to document its documenters, Punk: An Aesthetic wraps over 350 pages in band and film posters, fanzines and original photography—much unreleased prior to now—and iconic art …

DScan

Shift reality with the simplistic slit-scan photography app for iPhone and iPad

Even with the plethora of photo editing, altering and sharing apps available today, there can only be so much variety among sepia-toned brunch photos. So as a slight departure from the camera app norm, DScan puts an analog touch on its user’s pictures. Shots produced with the “slit-scan photography app” look as if they’ve been moved during photocopying, disrupting the image with vertical or horizontal …

Reach for the Stars

Bob Dylan's newest, 25 years of Condé Nast Traveler, DIY Burgerplex wallpaper and more in our weekly look at the web

Pinpointing the exact locations and distances of over a million galaxies, the latest release from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III is the largest 3D map of massive galaxies and distant black holes ever created. The animated flight through the universe is compiled of actual images captured by the survey. And while you can’t walk around the model like in your favorite sci-fi flick, it’s …