Seb Lester's stunning calligraphy

Sebastian Lester is an English graphic designer and calligrapher, whose Instagram account is filled with mesmerizing clips of his incredible lettering skills. What's particularly brilliant is his ability to recreate famous logos by hand... without tracing or rulers.

[h/t: The Next Web]

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The Art of Dolce Paganne

I can't even begin to think about how Dolce Paganne comes up with any of the shit she creates. I do know I'm hooked and can't stop looking at her drawings. Taking influence from Asian horror comic books, occult history and ancient mythology, the Antwerp-based artist makes her own "sinister" universe which expands with each new piece. Also known as Ceren Aksungur, Dolce has a vast catalog of different media to view on her website and Instagram, so if you like what you see below, check out the rest of it here and here .

The Joy of Logarithms

Toby 'Tibees' Hendy is an Australia-based educator who uses social media to spark young people's interest in science and math. This year, her YouTube subscribers surpassed 250,000, and her videos have been viewed almost 25 million times. In this clip, Toby gives a lesson about logarithms in the style of legendary artist and TV host Bob Ross.

On knockoff toys, bootleg action figures, and nostalgia

LEGO and Transformers action figures are some of the toys I really wanted as a kid, but never got. Boy or girl, every child wanted a LEGO. My older cousin had a couple of LEGO sets, but didn't really let me play with them. So, I desperately asked my rich Japayuki ninang for one. Instead, she gave me a knockoff—like the ones sold at sari-sari stores near public elementary schools. Every year, I looked forward to birthdays and holidays with great anticipation, but I never got the real thing. During the height of their popularity in the 80s, many people were convinced that their Autobots and Decepticons were actually smart investments, and that the shape-shifting alien robots would one day be worth thousands. More than 30 years after the original Transformers TV series first aired, its toy franchise remains one of the most popular in history. My mother gave me one when I was 7. Unfortunately, what I got was a funny counterfeit Starscream from Divisoria that looked like a malnouris...

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