I caught some of these Fortune Magazine covers via But Does it Float a few days ago and had see more. Here are a few selected images of some beautifully conceptual work from the 50s and 60s. It’s a shame this amount of hardcore magazine design seems to have fallen by the wayside.

Check out this gallery for the full effect.

I’m a big fan of Lego, and I’m an even bigger fan of people using the toys for creative means. People use Lego to make intricate sculptures and pixel-esque portraits, but Mike Stimpson is raising the bar. A gifted photographer, Mike uses Lego characters and props to build sets for his own work, as well as re-constructing famous scenes and portraits from history.

I selected a few of my favorites for this post, love that Imperial Walker shot in particular, but you can see many more at Mike’s Flickr stream. You can even purchase his prints over at RedBubble.

I posted this in smaller form in a recent post, but here is a more focused version. Felt it appropriate, a memory of getting this sticker in a box of Corn Flakes back in 1984.

I added the Oreo cookie a short while later.

I had a silver glove when I was 7 years old and wore it everywhere.

Have you seen the Flickr stream of Mark Weaver? If not, I highly recommend checking out his work.

I have seen the topmost image around the web for a while now, but never knew who had created it. I’m not even sure how to describe Mark’s work other then ‘vintage hardcore’. Really liking his use of desaturated palettes and bold typography.

Check out Mark Weaver’s work on Flickr, his Etsy store, as well as his personal site.

Simply love this painting Scott King created for ThePop.com. It seems to have only been used as a holding page for the site, which is a bit of a shame. Beautiful logo rendering, perfect contrast to the natural seascape.

Check out the epic version right here.