Visual Scrap #16

Tomb Baboon

I don't know if you have ever seen the Egyptian mummified baboons, but I can't get over wanting a tomb baboon. The sculptural versions are just cool as hell. The baboon (or sometimes an ibis) is a representation of Thoth, the god of writing, accounting and all things intellectual. I want to attempt to make one, perhaps with an over abundance of air clay I bought for who knows what project. Pouring out a little for Thoth as I write this post.

Cigarette Break

🧐 Trying to decide whether or not to pull the trigger on this set of brand eins from the 2010s? I love the covers. Send help.

🥘 List of favorite food movies via jaekicho. I ended up watching The Lunchbox which is now on my list of faves.

🍇 Did you miss out on Fruit of the Loom Japan's limited-edition formal suit? I did.

⚜️ NOLA local samngablum has been logging Mardi Gras throws – color, type, amount, weight, per parade, etc. – since 2020, and here is her 2026 infographic report.

🔦 bureaubetak designs a lot of fashion shows, and these shows are cool from an environmental design perspective because they have to devise ways to make a big impact in a temporary way. Often, a big use of one thing can transform a space. Lighting alone can be impactful. This design for Acne Studios is a great example of a simple idea that looks really interesting and transforms depending on your relative position to the doorways.

On Your Mark

I started an Are.na board of some travel ephemera I came across, and you can sift through and connect or download whatever you like to your own inspiration collection. I plan to add more to it. A good chunk of it is currently money, and I've always been slightly obsessed with Guilloché patterns. Those are the highly intricate patterns you find very often on money or certificates as a hedge against counterfeiting. If you ever used a Spirograph, you get it. Some of these are not technically that, but just cool intricate patterns.