Cool collecting so you don’t have to. Bringing the cool from every corner of the globe in an effort to blow minds. PURDYcool knows cool. Check me. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-12693621-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @purdycool)http://purdycool.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrvsjhXWC51qke8roo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.featureshoot.com/2011/08/henry-hargreaves-new-york-2/">Toast art</a>. (via: <a href="http://jennarconlin.tumblr.com/post/10483400799">jennarconlin</a>)</p>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/10995713371http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/10995713371Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:46:33 -0600<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lruk7p6z4b1qacgp7.jpg"/></p> <p>With the death of space exploration there has been a surge of Astronaut Art. Some of my favorite work comes from Brent Schoepf. If you like what you see may I suggest you check out more of his work? Here is a link to it. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentschoepf/"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentschoepf/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentschoepf/</a></a></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lruk82UnMH1qacgp7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lruk8aEkUy1qacgp7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lruk8jhtOZ1qacgp7.jpg"/></p>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/10462833908http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/10462833908Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:39:49 -0600NASAspaceartastronaut<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqwth5IBIz1qajp74o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqwth5IBIz1qajp74o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqwth5IBIz1qajp74o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqwth5IBIz1qajp74o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqwth5IBIz1qajp74o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqwth5IBIz1qajp74o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqwth5IBIz1qajp74o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>If Dollar Bills Could Talk… Art by Dantague.</p> <p>(via: <a href="http://theundertone.tumblr.com/post/9713960773">theundertone</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/10446314606http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/10446314606Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:27:26 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqcop7JIgX1qj7m9mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>Money is a drug.</p> <p>(via: <a href="http://www.cultext.com/post/9935380499">jeremydwill</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/10424140216http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/10424140216Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:45:17 -0600dopecultextgraffiti<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrs6wsNXU71qacgp7.gif"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrs6x221eq1qacgp7.gif"/></p> <p><span>Swiss artist <strong>Ursus Wehrli</strong> illustrates the meticulous art form of organization in <em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.jeanniejeannie.com/2011/08/29/the-art-of-clean-up-sorting-and-stacking-everyday-objects/">The Art of Clean Up</a></em>, a follow-up to his excellent <em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2008/11/20/tidying-up-art/">Tidying Up Art</a>.</em></span></p> <p><span><em><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrs6xeRQEd1qacgp7.gif"/></em></span></p> <p><span><em><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrs6xoBWIc1qacgp7.gif"/></em></span></p> <p><span><em><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrs6xwifI81qacgp7.gif"/></em></span></p> <p><span><em><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrs6y7ih4N1qacgp7.gif"/></em></span></p> <p><span><em><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrs6yi14bm1qacgp7.gif"/></em></span></p> <p><span><em><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrs6yr6g2M1qacgp7.gif"/></em></span></p> <p><span><em><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrs6z1sBMD1qacgp7.gif"/></em></span></p> <p><span><em><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrs6zaMK081qacgp7.gif"/></em></span></p> <p><span><em><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrs6zmO7AS1qacgp7.gif"/></em></span></p> <p><span><em><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrs6zvYehv1qacgp7.gif"/></em></span></p> <p><span><em><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrs705I3ww1qacgp7.gif"/></em></span></p> <p><span><em><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrs70gstHJ1qacgp7.gif"/><br/></em></span></p>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/10407759818http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/10407759818Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:53:32 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqcop7JIgX1qj7m9mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>Money is a drug.</p> </blockquote>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/10057922261http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/10057922261Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:13:32 -0600dopecultextgraffiti<iframe width="400" height="246" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0UFsJhYBxzY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>TWITTER: Faster than earthquakes.</p> <p>(via: <a href="http://advertisingandotherdrugs.tumblr.com/post/9582944113/twitterquake">advertisingandotherdrugs</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/9609916677http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/9609916677Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:30:58 -0600TWITTERtweetearthquakevideoadvertisingfastfaster<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr76a4Or4i1qzpl1xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>SPACE visualized through transportation.</p> <p>(via: <a href="http://bindall.tumblr.com/post/9500876235">bindall</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/9548597846http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/9548597846Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:25:55 -0600<iframe src="http://www.funnyordie.com/embed/184beda5dc" width="400" height="333" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/njsRaC%20"><strong>Mariachi Band Serenades Beluga Whale</strong></a></p> <p>This video is among the best things in this world. (via: <a href="http://funnyordie.tumblr.com/post/9280699249">funnyordie</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/9295524788http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/9295524788Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:19:28 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnr7fhHseC1qkcryqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>You can go your own way.</p>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/9140877111http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/9140877111Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:19:44 -0600Frankie magazinefleetwood mac<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnypexihwr1qd6cwjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>SOLD!</p>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/9065601129http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/9065601129Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:17:06 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpkeju4sm21qbb77eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>…None but ourselves can free our mind. - Bob Marley</p> <p>(via: <a href="http://www.jeremydwill.com/post/8780878801">jeremydwill</a>)</p>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/9018921030http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/9018921030Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:44:12 -0600messagequote<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpfoidhiiX1qb2cg0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>The <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79069101/circles-of-influence-print?ref=pr_shop">Circles of Influence</a> flowchart. Think you have an original idea? Think again… (via:<a href="http://curiositycounts.com/post/8497788529">curiositycounts</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8958934208http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8958934208Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:16:59 -0600infographicshistoryartscienceliteratureposters<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpdp0nJz4a1qc6tq0o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Is this what you call Democracy?</p> <p>(via: <a href="http://muchodeto.com/post/8600235250">muchodeto</a>)</p>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8958783621http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8958783621Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:12:53 -0600<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25301320?byline=0&portrait=0&color=ff0000" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Dope cinematic storytelling for India’s <a href="http://oxeloskateboards">Oxelo Skateboards</a>. Makes me wanna get back to that ol’ sub-continent.</p>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8912864689http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8912864689Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:38:07 -0600sportsstorytellingfilmbrands<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27461519?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>MÖBIUS – a shape-shifting collaborative stop-motion sculpture commissioned by the city of Melbourne.</p> (via: <a href="http://curiositycounts.com/post/8791333394">curiositycounts</a>)</blockquote>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8826088024http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8826088024Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:43:57 -0600sculpturecitiespublic space<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llodcyjbYX1qhd84oo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Africa in numbers and percentages</p>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8796654329http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8796654329Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:03:57 -0600messageafricaposterstatsdatavisualizationdesigntypographyart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp547bck0i1qfhzcoo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp547bck0i1qfhzcoo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>QUESTION EVERYTHING….why?</p> <p>(via: <a href="http://tenaciousideation.tumblr.com/post/8703467212">tenaciousideation</a>)</p>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8754676691http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8754676691Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:59:49 -0600queued<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SWQTS8zqYXU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Hacktivist group <a href="http://mashable.com/follow/topics/anonymous/">Anonymous</a> has threatened to <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/08/10/anonymous-facebook/">destroy Facebook on Nov. 5</a> in a stance against the social network’s frequently criticized privacy policies. Couldn’t they have just gotten a <a href="http://gplus.to/brainpicker">Google+</a> account? Just sayin’. (via: <a href="http://curiositycounts.com/post/8733862743">curiositycounts</a>)</p>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8740175565http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8740175565Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:58:36 -0600Facebookprivacyactivismhacking<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpnav8l08T1qzcmt6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In the past ideas came from the brain now they come from google. via <a href="http://www.jeremydwill.com/post/8696780715">jeremydwill</a></p>http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8714216919http://purdycool.tumblr.com/post/8714216919Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:24:04 -0600adtypographyadvertisinglolmessage