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What does “orophile” mean? Main dictionaries still don’t provide a description, but the need to find a dedicated meaning made lots of people (especially on Instagram) share an informal definition:

Orophile noun mountain lover, a person who has a deep appreciation, love, or affinity for mountains and mountainous regions.

Orophile is one of the trending words related to the love of nature, mountains, forest, and wildlife. One more definition words that’s worth sharing is dendrophile:

Dendrophile noun tree lover, a person with a love or fondness for forests, woods, or woodland regions.

(via Orophile definition on vintage graphic)

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What a beautiful word!

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I’m happy to introduce a new series of designs, which features selected quotes, sayings, and thoughts about libraries and librarians. My goal was to bring them to life through hand-lettered chalkboard art. What do you think?

(via Library quotes on chalkboard designs)

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💬 I’m a librarian, not a wizard. Wizards need wands to make magic. I just need coffee.

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Sleeping Beauty, Show White, Peter Pan, Captain Hook or Winnie-the-Pooh are already in the public domain. Which ones are the next?

Mickey’s several companions will be entering the public domain in the next five years. Pluto will be free to use in 2026, Goofy in 2028, and Donald Duck in 2029.

(via Which popular characters enter the public domain between 2025 and 2038?)

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The copyright on many of DC Comics’ stars—like Superman, Batman, the Joker, and Wonder Woman—will expire in the 2030s.

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Cluttercore nostalgia, AI fueled art, dark baroque, Asian harmony concepts, and aerial photography are among the top visual trends of 2025, based on trending search queries of the Depositphotos image library.

(via 7 top graphic design trends for 2025 (list + infographic))

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Are you ready to breathe new life into your content and graphic design with a visual refresh?

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It’s never too early to enjoy the Christmas mood. Here are a few examples of a how Polish libraries and cultural institutions celebrate Christmas. 

(via Beautiful, creative Christmas trees made by Polish librarians)

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How did we go from smoke signals to smartphones? Let’s have a look at the most remarkable advancements in communication technology.

You will discover the origin of the telephone, when computers were invented, the first email sent and so much more!

(via The evolution of communication technology: a visual journey)

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The telephone, a device that revolutionized communication, has a complex history. While Alexander Graham Bell is credited as the inventor, the story is more nuanced.

Italian immigrant Antonio Meucci actually conceived the idea of a “talking telegraph” in 1849, years before Bell’s patent. However, due to financial constraints, Meucci couldn’t renew his patent, and his contribution was largely overlooked.

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Which nations produce the highest number of books? – With nearly 3.3 million registered ISBNs, the United States is the world’s largest book market, publishing nearly four times as many ISBNs as Japan, which takes the second place.

(via Which countries publish the most books (infographic))

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Audiobook lovers, what do you think of this idea?

(via Audiobooks lover sound waves minimalist design)

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Clever, but you have to know how sound waves look.

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Support your local library as much as you can because libraries matter more than ever before.

Your local library will welcome every support.

(via Support your local library elegant vintage design)

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Libraries matter!

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How do Instagram influencers use artificial intelligence?

▸ 83% of Instagram influencers use AI tools for content creation. It’s a shift toward more tech-enhanced creativity, “enabling influencers to focus on their personal brand while AI handles repetitive tasks.”

▸ 31% of Instagram influencers are worried about the quality of content produced by generative AI.

▸ 13% of influencers feel very comfortable with the idea of creating a digital clone of themselves.

(via What do influencers think of AI and how do they use it (survey))

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64% of surveyed Instagram influencers are worried that AI-generated content will lead to content overload on social media platforms. 

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Book lovers never die of boredom – that’s a fact.

(via Book lovers never die of boredom dark design)

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Famous phones from movies – a few fun facts

1. The first video phone was used in the movie Metropolis in 1927. The large, wall-mounted device had several dials that could control call location frequency and video quality.

2. In 2001: A Space Odyssey, a video telecommunications device was used in industrialized areas of Earth and on Space Station V.

3. In Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), James Bond was equipped with an Ericsson JB988, featuring touch pad remote control for his BMW, 20,000 volt taser, and a fingerprint scanner.

4. The phone used in The Matrix movie, released in 1999, was Nokia 8110. This particular model was selected because it was one of few well-known cell phone models at the time – and the film was intended to resemble an alternate 1999.

(via 45 most famous phones from pop culture (infographic))

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From classic flicks to modern blockbusters, phones have played a starring, and sometimes an essential role, in the movies and TV shows. But, do you remember any of them?

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Sasquatch believers, here is a top secret info you should know about: some say footprints, found in 1958 in Bluff Creek, were left by a mecha robot developed by a secret government agency. Mecha Bigfoot was secretly tested in Northern California to come into contact with incoming aliens.

I have just come into possession of the only remaining copy of a technical drawing of Mecha Bigfoot Pacific Northwest Sasquatch M/1958 working prototype which was equipped with cutting-edge, rocket-shaped modules designed specifically for the alien encounter.

(via Mecha Bigfoot 1958 top secret prototype)

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A ranking of US states according to the number of public schools per capita

Top 5 US states with the highest number of public schools per capita:

Montana

South Dakota

Alaska

North Dakota

Wyoming

Top 5 US states with the lowest number of public schools per capita:

Georgia

Hawaii

Florida

Maryland

Nevada

(via A ranking of US states according to the number of public schools per capita)

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This handy visual lists the first comic book appearances of 101 Marvel characters.

Each character comes with a three factors:

– Alignment (hero, villain, anti-hero) – Species (for instance: fairy, atlantean, titan, deity) – Powers (for instance: psychic, born with powers, enhanced, accidental or mutant powers, etc.) Each character comes with a three factors:

(via A cool guide to Marvel character comic book debuts (infographic))

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How did it all start?

Pulp-magazine publisher Martin Goodman started the company later known as Marvel Comics under the name Timely Publications in 1939, and indirectly created an entire universe of now-famous Marvel Comics characters.

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How to turn your Kindle lockscreen into a custom composition notebook cover? The trick is that you can use Zazzle online platform to customize the design and then just make a screenshot.

(via Turn your Kindle lockscreen into a custom composition notebook cover)

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Obviously, you don’t have to buy anything on Zazzle. Just use the personalization option to add your name and make a screenshot that will have a resolution that’s suitable for a Kindle display.

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What do people think of the iPhone?

▸ 30% of people would categorize someone who always has the newest iPhone as rich. ▸ 42% of Americans think that having the latest phone is important for their self image. ▸ 9 in 10 people think that iPhones are overpriced.

(via 90% of Americans claim that iPhones are overpriced)

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Despite all of that, 56% of Americans say they plan on purchasing the latest iPhone