Vertical Societies
Am I a sucker for these kinds of ultra-detailed images by Richard Nadler because I am a fan of Richard Scarry books and Wes Anderson movies or am I a fan of Scarry & Anderson because I’m a sucker for these kinds of ultra-detailed images? (Or is it because I’m aphantasic and require external imagery for this level of detail?)
See also Mark Alan Stamaty’s NYC Illustrations and Infinite Illustrations.
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It's like a happy version of Irving Norman's hellscapes.
Holy shit these are great.
These make me think of Michael Wolf's Architecture of Density.
You're a fan because they're amazing?
Just don’t zoom in expecting to see any detail because … you know.
The fact that there is no architecture firm called Scarry & Anderson is a tragedy.
A couple people recommended /r/wimmelbilder on Reddit, "a place for the amazingly intricate Where's Waldo-style illustrations you can stare at for hours, and still not pick up on all of the tiny details".
Our kids absolutely adore the Wimmel books, and seem to keep finding new things in them at different ages.
Sim Tower anyone?
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