Perfectly Acceptable Wastes of Time…

… Harnessing the power of the internet for good.

Turkish artist and illustrator, Murat Palta, has designed a series of Ottoman motifs for this graduation thesis that blend contemporary Western cinema with traditional Ottoman motifs in the miniature art style. Follow this link directly to the artist’s website for more images and close up details. You won’t be disappointed.

There now exists a digital version of the Gough map, “one of the earliest maps to show Britain in a geographically recognizable form.” It dates between 1355 and 1366.

And this absolutely awesome street mural of the pope from the facebook page of the Swiss Guard…