The iconic World War II, V-Day Time Square kiss picture was shot in August 1945 by photographer Alfred Eisenstead for the Life Magazine. The nurse (Edith Shain) in the picture unfortunately passed away on June 20, 2010. May all World War II veterans and victims rest in peace. via worldculturepictorial

Sarah Markes created a series of illustrations of the street life of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Thanks for getting in-touch.

A little collection of Mongolian Musicians. I love their costumes and the Morin Khuur Mongolian horse-head fiddle. Images via wikimedia, gazetteonline, unesco, koreatimes, nmgnews

Stockholm Designer Cesar Gomez created a Atztec inspired Jose Cuervo label for the 200th anniversary of the Mexican independence.

The Penguin Books Landmark ad was created by DDB Singapore. I really like their approach and the different coins want me to see from which country the come from. via I believe in advertising.

The Kalakari Display was designed by Beth Shirrell who got inspired by by the ornate culture of India.

“I explored typographic expression by creating a display font that captures and reflects the ornate culture of India. Specifically taking impetus from the country’s architecture, the ancient art of henna painting, and Hindu iconography. The font is a collection of 26 majuscule forms that make up the English alphabet. Kalakari translates from Hindi to English to mean ornamentation.” via fly

I would love to have that table in my living room. “Designed by Reddish they treated this interior project as if it was a living body, receiving its character from a unique tattoo printed on its surface. The wood texture acts as skin, becoming a platform for expressing a strong cultural and personal identity. The digital printing technology enables to easily treat each table individually, making them unique – just like people.” The tattoo is inspired by the Yakuza tattoo’s, which are a traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan.

This is an interesting piece of art that mimics the aesthetics of a Persian rug. Created by Chris Held he used a white board to draw his inspirational design ‘persian pallet’. Co-created by Andrew Vomhof. via designboom

The El Salvadoran beer packaging Rialto was designed by Stranger and Stranger. Wouldn’t mind having a taste of that one. via Dieline

Discovered this poster of a sweating Mao Zedong (the 1st Chairman of the Communist Party of China) which just won the Silver Medal in the group of ideological posters at the Warsaw International Poster Biennale. Designed by Jianping He via postermuseum