Category Archives: Anatomy

Luminous illustrations by Graphic Designer, Illustrator and Art Director, Mike McQuade.   His online portfolio is beautifully and uniquely designed, definitely worth exploring!

All of the images you see above are drawn from a simply marvelous collection of anatomical illustrations tracing the evolution of medical knowledge in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868) as found on the Pink Tentacle website.

To see the complete set of images (well worth it, I promise!) and read more about them, check out the original piece by clicking here.

Brief captions, top to bottom:

1. Pregnancy illustrations, circa 1860
2. Anatomical illustrations (artist/date unknown)
3. Kaishihen (Dissection Notes), 1772
4. Breast cancer treatment, 1809
5. Zoku Y?ka Hiroku (Sequel to Confidential Notes on the Treatment of Skin Growths), 1859
6. Zoku Y?ka Hiroku (Sequel to Confidential Notes on the Treatment of Skin Growths), 1859
7. Zoku Y?ka Hiroku (Sequel to Confidential Notes on the Treatment of Skin Growths), 1859
8. Female dissection, 1774
9. Female dissection, 1774
10. Illustration from 1759 edition of Z?zu
11. Kaishihen (Dissection Notes), 1772
12. Seyakuin Kainan Taiz?zu (circa 1798)

Alex CF is a UK based artist and curator of the Merrylin Cryptid Collection whose specimens and illustrations take viewers to ancient and imaginative worlds.

He presents preserved bodies found in the basement of Professor Thomas Theodore Merrylin.

Dragons, fauns, werewolves, and other mythical creatures, each accompanied by a story detailing where and how they were found, are among the many specimens in Alex Cf’s collection.

You can see all of his work and purchases some on his site.

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Some more awesome event posters for another awesome band, The Avett Brothers.

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Look at everything your heart does…

Give thanks to your heart.  Give thanks to your body.  Take care of it with GNC.

This wonderfully cute commercial was the creation of Mexico-based ad agency MENOSUNOCEROUNO for GNC’s Vitamin Store.  It’s amazing what our little hearts have to put up with!

Watch the full video here!

[spotted by Yany]

Gigposter by Base Art Co.  The left side is the actual poster and the right side shows the poster glowing in the dark!  Fun and great!