Lisbon, 1958. I love this video. You may recognize some buildings and streets if you are following me on Instagram. Copyright Jorge Quartin.

Various ways you might accidentally get drunk, The Atlantic illustration.

Various ways you might accidentally get drunk, The Atlantic illustration.

New blog Boring Postcards from Portugal. So this tumblr won’t get too boring.

New blog Boring Postcards from Portugal. So this tumblr won’t get too boring.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner is grounded worldwide by Regulators. Washington Post’s illustration from earlier this year. 

Boeing 787 Dreamliner is grounded worldwide by Regulators. Washington Post’s illustration from earlier this year. 

The Building of Jalna, Mazo de la Roche. 1954.

The Building of Jalna, Mazo de la Roche. 1954.

Illustration for Creative Review. Educationally Challenged, a column written by @gray.

Illustration for Creative Review. Educationally Challenged, a column written by @gray.

I’ve been planning to post this covers by António Garcia for a long time. But since they are so numerous, I’ve decided to make a new blog and post one cover weekly. Enjoy 59 covers, designed for Ulisseia Books between 1954 and 1970. A Farewell To Arms,  Ernest Hemingway. 1954.

I’ve been planning to post this covers by António Garcia for a long time. But since they are so numerous, I’ve decided to make a new blog and post one cover weekly. Enjoy 59 covers, designed for Ulisseia Books between 1954 and 1970.

A Farewell To Arms,  Ernest Hemingway. 1954.

From last week. AIG CEO Greenberg Sues U.S. Over Takeover. Washington Post.

From last week. AIG CEO Greenberg Sues U.S. Over Takeover. Washington Post.

I love opening titles from old Portuguese movies. This ones are from Canção de Lisboa, 1933.

A friend gave me this nice old wool fabric labels. No clue about the designer or date, but I’d guess 1940s.

HSBC to pay $1.9B in money laundering probe. Washington Post illustration.

HSBC to pay $1.9B in money laundering probe. Washington Post illustration.

Estrela Mountain, 1969.

Estrela Mountain, 1969.

The Voyage Out IV. B&W.

The Voyage Out IV. B&W.

Alfred Hitchcock: The Psycho Genius of Hollywood. The Daily Beast, cover illustration.   “To say he’s making a comeback would be misleading, because he never went away. Alfred Hitchcock’s place in the pantheon of great directors has long been secure, thanks to a string of classics stretching from the 1930s (…).” This illustration was killed. This is a draft.

Alfred Hitchcock: The Psycho Genius of Hollywood. The Daily Beast, cover illustration. 

 “To say he’s making a comeback would be misleading, because he never went away. Alfred Hitchcock’s place in the pantheon of great directors has long been secure, thanks to a string of classics stretching from the 1930s (…).”

This illustration was killed. This is a draft.

Oscar Niemeyer, the Brazilian modernist architect, died yesterday at 104. In 1966 he designed the Casino Park Hotel, in Funchal, Madeira Island (partnership with Portuguese architect Viana de Lima). 

Oscar Niemeyer, the Brazilian modernist architect, died yesterday at 104. In 1966 he designed the Casino Park Hotel, in Funchal, Madeira Island (partnership with Portuguese architect Viana de Lima).