newyorkhouses.jpg Aussie Illustrator James Gulliver Hancock is attempting to draw every building in New York City . He’s guaranteed to fail – excuse the negative waves, Moriarty! – but his drawings to date are jolly nice.

yarnbombing.jpg The art of crotchet and knit graffiti – yarn bombing – is completely new to me. There’s some exciting (albeit very time-consuming) yarn bombing action on the Philly subway pictured here .

dave-piper.jpg Dave Piper’s slow, cumbersome Flash website makes me slightly nauseous… until I see the excellent photography, which is well worth a look. He lives in Birmingham too, so he’s alright in my book.

samba.jpg Bossa Nova – a compilation of the best bossa nova record sleeves (well, the best according to Giles Peterson and Stuart Baker). If there’s any justice in this world, Marcos Valle’s Provisao do Tempo will feature prominently.