Vertical Societies


Am I a sucker for these kinds of ultra-detailed images by Richard Nadler because I am a fan of Richard Scarry books and Wes Anderson movies or am I a fan of Scarry & Anderson because I’m a sucker for these kinds of ultra-detailed images? (Or is it because I’m aphantasic and require external imagery for this level of detail?)
See also Mark Alan Stamatyβs NYC Illustrations and Infinite Illustrations.




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It's like a happy version of Irving Norman's hellscapes.
Holy shit these are great.
These make me think of Michael Wolf's Architecture of Density.
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