Bloomer & Barthes

According to the site: Elvis Presley posing with the wild turkey he just shot.

From the folks who brought you Jesus-On-Toast (or, at least, applying the same elements of cognitive theory) there is now an Instagram page dedicated to the cryptic forms that our minds may discern in the average Cheeto cheese puff.

In other news, a prime example of condensed code was employed to illustrate a recent article about NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden over at BoingBoing.net. The image (below) merges the iconic red-white-and-blue colored Barack Obama "HOPE" campaign image with the face of a man who has come to represent a direct opposition to the president's policies on widespread surveillance of the populace. In this way the designer has attempted to transfer the "HOPE" quality from President Obama (who disappointed many of his supporters with his failure to maintain a transparent White House) onto Mr. Snowden, whose actions--while divisive--are seen by some as heroic and instrumental in paving the way forward to more open discussion and criticism of surveillance practices.

Ethos

For those who boarded the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) back in 2008, the release of "Guardians Of The Galaxy" this August 1st represents a studio cashing in on six years of carefully cultivated credibility. In the two trailers released for the film thus far, Marvel attempts to sell an objectively insane-looking concept by admitting, up front, that the viewer is in for something ridiculous--and they bank upon an already friendly audience trusting in the studio's past success at turning the absurd (see: Thor) into something clever, enjoyable, and well-designed for a mainstream audience. Persuading anyone to buy into the MCU by offering this film right out of the starting gate would have been nearly impossible, but by gradually proving themselves through one creative leap to the next, Marvel is now able to confidently persuade moviegoers to take a chance on their most eclectic property to date.