Eastern Standard Time, the partial eclipse begins around 8pm-ish. The total eclipse begins about 10pm-ish.
The eclipse is visible from South America and most of North America (on Feb. 20) as well as Western Europe, Africa, and Western Asia (on Feb. 21).
According to the NASA site about lunar eclipses, “An eclipse of the Moon can [...]

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The center square on the top plane is exactly the same color as the center square on the side plane. No foolin. If you went through design school or art school, you studied color illusions. But I bet the illusions on this site still blow your mind. Check it.
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Having a little trouble getting started this Monday morning? Take some time with your sketchbook. Here are examples of what some talented Russian people have done in their Moleskin journals. I can’t read anything on the site (it’s in Russian), but the beauty is in the pictures anyway. Check out more here.

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Interesting article by Gizmodo claiming a major design influence of Apple. There are some striking similarities between Dieter Rams’ work in the 60’s for Braun and some of the work coming from Jonathan Ive. However earlier assertions by Frog Design’s Luke Williams have been that the Apple influences were from bathroom fixtures and materials. These [...]

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