In 2008, illustrator and designer Christoph Niemann began Abstract City, a visual blog for the NewYork Times. His posts were inspired by the desire to re-create simple and everyday observations and stories from his own life that everyone could relate to. In his hands, mundane experiences such as riding the subway or trying to get a good night’s sleep were transformed into delightful flights of visual fancy. The struggle to keep up with housework became a battle against adorable but crafty goblins, and nostalgia about New York manifested in simple but striking LEGO creations. This brilliantly illustrated book of reflections on modern life includes all 16 of the original blog posts as well as a new chapter created exclusively for the book.
http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/04/03/abstract-city-christoph-niemann/
