Blow My Mindsday: January 25, 2012

Each Wednesday, I post some of my favorite can’t-miss links, images, and otherwise mindblowing goodies from across the web.

Artist Chris Plascik created a typographic drawing every day for four years, and has been able to release a coffee table book of 1,000 of them using crowd-sourced fundingvia Kickstarter.

Learn more at 1000 Typographic Drawings for Your Coffee Table

The world’s fastest finger painter…

Carl Zimmer catalogs the tattoos of science nerds

Bone-conducting earphones pump music directly into your skull…”AfterShockz doesn’t drown out ambient noise like conventional earphones can, you’ll be able to carry on a conversation, pay attention to passing cars, or maintain awareness of your surroundings while your music plays, all while keeping the peace between you and your fellow man (or woman).”

A typographic (and self-referencing) optical illusion. Get it?