sofia violet

pervocracy:

circusbones:

naughty-tiger:

intergalacticju:

ladyogrady:

Dom & Sub is a body of illustrative work in digital media that attempts to humanize practitioners of BDSM and offer a representation of kinky sex that not only refutes negative stereotypes but informs the audience that sadomasochistic play is done best between happy, healthy, and consenting adults. I portrayed the couple in the work not only engaging in S&M play but also building a “scene” together and nurturing one another after the play has concluded; these are moments often left unconsidered or completely ignored in visual representations of S&M. I believe it’s important to see how kinky scenes are crafted with care, commitment to safety and enthusiastic consent in order to limit those times when sadomasochistic play is used to abuse or dehumanize other human beings. It is my hope that my audience will learn from the illustrations that sadomasochistic play is not always dark or scary, and that fellow ‘kinksters’ can enjoy tender representations of S&M that do not ridicule or pathologize them. I’ve designed the work to engage sadomasochistic imagery, material and theory with an ethical conscience.

YES YES YES

cute cute cute! <3

Yes good.

I like it.

And I know the artist knows what they’re talking about, because of that glass of water.  I don’t think I’ve ever seen it depicted in BDSM art before!  But the post-scene glass of water is A Thing.  You get thirsty!

The only thing that could make me happier is if this series goes on to depict a bowl of M&Ms.

ewok-gia:

Anatomical ceramic sculptures by Maria Garcia-Ibáñez

(Source: myampgoesto11)

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inessita:

Yeah. This seems familiar. 

ruineshumaines:

Papercraft by Maria Luján, together with Maie Escorial.

theoriginalquirk:

bicentral:

Thought you guys might appreciate some hot guys in kilts. I don’t own any of these images.

ME. GUSTA. 

transitmaps:

Topology versus Geography in Transit Maps

Here’s a nice little animated diagram from Fathom Information Design that compares the two polar opposites of transit mapping using Boston’s MBTA rail network as an example. Click through to play around with it, and see the benefits and drawbacks of the two approaches. It’s also super fun to watch the map morph between the two styles.

In real life, most transit maps fall somewhere between these two extremes: very few use such a strict topological grid, and completely geographically accurate maps are also very rarely used for this purpose — even the New York subway map has a certain level of simplification and abstraction.