High-quality prints of public domain works and original contemporary art from the Brain Pickings editorial archive.
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David Foster Wallace on Leadership
Handmade felt-on-felt typography by Debbie Millman. Available as a print at the link, with 100% of proceeds benefiting the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
Susan Sontag on Love
Diary excerpts by Maria Popova, illustrated by Wendy MacNaughton. A portion of the proceeds benefit A Room of Her Own, a foundation supporting women writers and artists.
Famous Writers Sleep Habits vs. Literary Productivity, Visualized
Concept and direction by Maria Popova. Data visualization by Accurat. Portraits by Wendy MacNaughton.
Full graphic + prints at the link.
Anaïs Nin on Life
Diary excerpts selected by Maria Popova, illustrated by Lisa Congdon. Details and prints at the link.
Anaïs Nin on Life
Diary excerpts selected by Maria Popova, illustrated by Lisa Congdon. Details and prints at the link.
Roland Barthes’s Favorite Things
Illustration by Lynore Avery. Details and prints and the link.
Roland Barthes’s Dislikes
Illustration by Lynore Avery. Details and prints and the link.
Susan Sontag on Art
Diary excerpts selected by Maria Popova, illustrated by Wendy MacNaughton. Details and prints at the link.
The Geography Series: Joan Didion on the Far West
From a series of typographic homages to literary geography: Six main regions of American literature, each celebrated with a passage from a beloved author representing the respective region. Quotes selected by Maria Popova, illustrated by Debbie Millman. Details and prints at the link.
The Geography Series: Jeffrey Eugenides on the Midwest
From a series of typographic homages to literary geography: Six main regions of American literature, each celebrated with a passage from a beloved author representing the respective region. Quotes selected by Maria Popova, illustrated by Debbie Millman. Details and prints at the link.
The Geography Series: Henry David Thoreau on the East
From a series of typographic homages to literary geography: Six main regions of American literature, each celebrated with a passage from a beloved author representing the respective region. Quotes selected by Maria Popova, illustrated by Debbie Millman. Details and prints at the link.
The Geography Series: Mark Twain on the South
From a series of typographic homages to literary geography: Six main regions of American literature, each celebrated with a passage from a beloved author representing the respective region. Quotes selected by Maria Popova, illustrated by Debbie Millman. Details and prints at the link.