The A-Z of Unusual Words are clever illustrations by The Project Twins depicting the definitions of rarely used words. Some of them seem quite useful too. Especially “zugzwang”, which means “a position in which any decision or move will result in problems”. Check our their site for all of the words and definitions.

CODES - Imaginary maps of nonexistent cities by Frederico Cortese

Cortese on his work:

When we consider a road map or a map of the territory we note that they contain different information that are represented by different means, according to the purpose for which they were created: each time we find colors, symbols and words that recall a precise meaning. What happens if I take these techniques of representation, these symbols, and take off the scope for which they were created and mingle them with each other? Will it be for the reader a text in a foreign language, that is meaningless, or through the world of associations and references that each of us possesses, will generate a new language and associate to those images a new meaning?

In these drawings, the invention of the map of a city is only a pretext. Gradually, by changing the shapes, colors and the hierarchy of associations between the various elements I explore the possibilities of changing this language increasingly moving away from its original meaning.