New Bookstore to Open in Downtown Cincinnati: exciting news. Stepping Up to Restore Cincinnati’s Neglected Pedestrian Stairways: great write-up on Spring in Our Steps. Best of Eco Chic Design: our Backyard Habitat Seed Bomb Kit gets some love from The … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Elsewhere
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The Cincinnati Union Terminal was designed by Alfred Fellheimer and Steward Wagner, with design consultant Paul Phillipe Cret being responsible for the dramatic Art Deco aesthetic inside and out. Ground was broken in 1929 just before the stock market crash, … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Cincinnati Union Terminal by Alfred Fellheimer, Steward Wagner and Paul Phillipe Cret 11 Cincinnati Foods That Are Better Than Yours: I don’t agree with all the chosen foods, but I’ll let native Cincinnatians weigh in on the validity of this list. All Signs Point to Awesome: A Visit to the American Sign … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Elsewhere John Dixon of Dixon Branded designed this cool, minimalist bike rack as part of ArtWorks‘ ongoing Queen City Art Racks initiative. It’s located in front of 1411 Main St. in Over-the-Rhine. Entitled Ohio?, this is a simple outline of the … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Ohio? Bike Rack by John Dixon Mayor Mark Mallory on How Smart Growth Helped Turn Cincinnati Around: just that. Valentine’s Gifts for Fine Fellows: Cincy Whimsy likes our Cincinnati-centric neck ties! Legendary ‘Fritz the Cat’ Director Plans a Film about Coney Island: awesome; check out Ralph … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Elsewhere Something Lost: in Over-the-Rhine, a sweet Paramount Vodka ghost sign has been painted over. Thanks, guys… Grand Central, a Cathedral for Commuters, Celebrates 100: happy birthday to Grand Central Terminal! Ed Koch’s Legacy in Hip-Hop: Koch was my first NYC … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Elsewhere The History of Hostess in Cincinnati: 100 years of baking bread, pies and other treats in the Queen City. Christmas Gift Guide: 10 Stocking Stuffer Ideas: Style at Home likes our seed bombs. More Gifts That Won’t Land You In … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Elsewhere Plenty of artists use books in their work or create maps as their practice. London-born, Oregon-based Matthew Picton has found a way to do both by using books and other textual materials that reference a city in a moment in … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Map Sculptures by Matthew Picton This Saturday, 17 Nov, we’re excited to again have a booth at the Crafty Supermarket in the Clifton Cultural Arts Center, 3711 Clifton Avenue [corner of Clifton and McAlpin]. If you’re in the Cincinnati area, stop on by to get … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: Visualingual: VisuaLingual at the Crafty Supermarket This set of four coasters represents the Cincinnati metropolitan area by showing only the sinuous curves of the Ohio and Licking Rivers. It’s a minimalist sculptural puzzle for your coffee table, available in our just-launched online shop. This is actually … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Ohio River Coasters by VisuaLingual Old OTR Efficiency Apartments: CityKin checks out a recent housing option in Over-the-Rhine. Loomis Camera and Its Sign Tell the Story of Main Street America: all about the American Sign Museum‘s recent acquisition of a great sign from the town … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Elsewhere Hot off the press for the holidays is our Cincinnati Building Footprint screenprint showing the Ohio River, downtown, Over-the-Rhine, Mt. Auburn, Clifton, the University of Cincinnati, and parts of Queensgate, the West End, and Mt. Adams. You can recognize buildings … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Cincinnati Building Footprint Print by VisuaLingual The Brooklyn-based designer Aymie Spitzer has created Neighborwoods, a series of maps that are drawn by hand and then laser-engraved into unfinished aromatic cedar. Here are Brooklyn, Philadelphia, London, Barcelona, and Paris. Check out Neighbor… . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Neighborwoods by Aymie Spitzer Big Pig Gig: Do Re Wee: pigs have taken over Porkopolis, courtesy of ArtWorks. Inside Union Terminal: checking out Cincinnati’s Art Deco gem. T-Time: Boston Subway Time-Scale Map: “MBTA subway lines, with stations spaced according to scheduled travel time.” An Alternate Coney: dreaming about Coney Island. The World’s Biggest Gay Rights ‘Tattoo’: beautiful public art [...] . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Elsewhere Adding More Color to Gabriel’s Garden: the painter Cedric Michael Cox beautifies another corner of Cincinnati with his work. Cincinnati Frequent Transit Map Raising Money for a Second Printing: just that; help support this map. The “Old” Christian Moerlein Brewering Company – What Still Exists: a fascinating look at the Northern side of Over-the-Rhine. Etsy [...] . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Elsewhere Brooklyn-based Pop Chart Lab is a collaboration between a book editor and a graphic designer whose goal is “to render all of human experience in chart form.” No big, right? Shown here, The Magnificent Map of Rap Names features 636 rap names screenprinted with gold ink on 39″x27″ black paper. It’s not a map in [...] . . . → Read More: Visualingual: The Magnificent Map of Rap Names by Pop Chart Lab 15 Scenic Cities of the Rust Belt: hmm, this list includes Cincinnati and Ithaca, which I wouldn’t consider to be part of the Rust Belt, but kudos are always welcome. Waiting on a Paycheck: examining Cleveland. Jose Gaytan: Love Letter to Brooklyn: Nathan Kensinger on the amazing photography of Jose Gaytan. Detroit’s Garden Theater to [...] . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Elsewhere Maps with hand-lettering? Yes, please! I love these cartographic illustrations by London-based Linzie Hunter. The letterforms are great, and the cheery color choices put a smile on my face. For tons more, including illustrations other than maps, … . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Illustrated Maps by Linzie Hunter DISLIKE. 11 Things That Just DO NOT Work in Ohio: a transplant to Cincinnati shares some issues with this place. Nature Inspired Etsy Finds for Your Wedding: a wedding trend round-up recommends our custom seed bomb wedding favors. An Unintelligible Language: mapping American English dialects. Interactive Map of Community Design Centers: an awesome resource. First [...] . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Elsewhere Art: Autocomplete: A Collaborative Coloring Book Exhibit: thanks for the shout-out, CityBeat! 10 Reasons to Visit Cincinnati: nice roundup of local highlights. Is Cincinnati the Greenest City in America?: not yet, but improvements are definitely being made. 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