lv is in the air

blog of liping vong. graphic designer by day, ballerina by night.

[austinkleon]

Austin Kleon, “Refugee,” 2017

[intersectionalfeminism]

Bringing these back because it’s that time of year again. 

Sources: S*T*A*R*S and golden-zephyr

[inkedpitch]

I was never American, I could never call myself American and when I did it was at the end of the word Asian. When I’d say what I was I’d say Chinese, but I’m not Chinese, am I? Born in the states, raised in the states, I’m American right? Right? But I’m not because they call me...

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

This is a “Family Portrait” of China’s 56 ethnic groups. Chen Haiwen, a photographer, recently lead a team of 14 photographers to create a book entitled, “Harmonious China: A Sketch of China’s 56 Ethnicities.” The team spent one year travelling all over China to complete the project. They ended up taking over 5.7 million photographs.

[little-yogi]

It’s a cute little thing though.

[ayellowbirds]

Sometimes it is hard to remember that owls are incredibly dangerous predators seen by cultures throughout  the world as ill omens. Especially when they look like toasted marshmallows.

[armouredswampert]

My boss once described them as flying pillows filled with seething hatred.

[ayellowbirds]

Further confirming that owls are the avian equivalent of cats.

[lipingvong]

Literal translation of the canto word for owl is "cat-head hawk". All makes sense now...

[operationfailure]

My friend Maggie, at the young age of 34, just found out she has a twin, and now it’s up to all of us to help her find them!

I love a mystery!

Please share this photo!

[lipingvong]

Boooost!

[good]

Research shows that popping a molly can make you more empathetic http://

[lipingvong]

Well, then my ex should probably pop a few...

[shinyandloud]

Charts from OKCupid, showing how straight women and men rate each other based on ages. For women, the men they find most attractive are roughly their own age. For men, the women they find most attractive are roughly the same age - 20 to 23 - regardless of the age of the man. (538)

[lipingvong]

Gross.

[arcaneimages]

[lipingvong]

No.

[pettyqueen]

[hammer-pairs]

Can’t wait until its free reign on shooting crooked ass cops.

[thechanelmuse]

[lipingvong]

No words.

[chachidesign]

The Grovemade Desk Collection http://ift.tt/1mjwqOA

[lipingvong]

cool, but there’s no hand on the mouse in the screen reflection…

[annfriedman]

Merriam-Webster on the 4th of July

This is an important 4th of July distinction:

pa·tri·ot·ism: love that people feel for their country

na·tion·al·ism: a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country often with the belief that it is better and more important than other countries

jin·go·ism: the feelings and beliefs of people who think that their country is always right and who are in favor of aggressive acts against other countries

[thedsgnblog]

Pawel Nolbert    |    http://nolbert.com

"Series of posters exploring form and rhythm of letters or pseudo-letters presented as half-realistic, half-illustrative figurative sculptures. The artworks were built from an elaborate artistic painterly gestures into expressive arrangements – extending the aesthetic characteristic of typography."

Pawel Nolbert - Warsaw based Illustrator, Art Director, Graphic Designer. Since 2005 working on creative personal & commercial projects worldwide, freelance.

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[innerwreck]

[letterswapwithm-deactivated2014]

Yes!

[parachute3s]

She was laughing even as we kissed and kissed again.There is no better taste than this: someone else’s laughter in your mouth.

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (via parachute3s)

[girldwarf]

Pretty much.

[artsciencenursing-blog]

Always reblog

[fablepaint]

Things that make me fly into uncontrollable rage: anti-vaxxers