Thought-Provoking Valentine Cards Featuring Dictators and Philosophers

If you’re the kind of person who thinks roses, chocolates and heart-shaped postcards for Valentine’s day are too banal, try surprising your sweet Valentine with these original and thought-provoking Valentine cards. 22-year old Brooklyn-based illustrator, web designer, animator, writer and musician Ben Kling composed this unique series of Valentine cards with dictators, philosophers and other iconic personas, wittily transforming their names, legendary phrases or unique characteristics into clever love notes.

Sure, the cards with Hitler and Stalin may be treading a thin line, but Kling‘s attempt to encourage us to look at things differently is appreciable and quite successful.

Dictator Valentine Cards

Famous People Valentine Cards

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This Girl Takes Mirror Selfies To The Next Level

Mirrorsme, a young Norwegian instagramer, has certainly altered our perception of mirror selfies. A new Internet starlet has been drawing funny interactive illustration with posca, acrylic and chalk markers on her bathroom mirror for over a year.

The talented illustrator started this amusing hobby by leaving funny mirror notes written and drawn with a lipstick for her roommate. One thing led to another and this nice habit became a full-speed artistic hobby.

“To get my mirror selfies to fit right, it’s kind of funny because some of them really look so weird, especially when I have ‘guests in the mirror’ we just crack up so much, then you have to take a few, ” explains the young artist. “ Normally, it takes less than 30 min to draw, but I can really get lost in the process and enjoy it. “

More info: Instagram (h/t: Bored Panda )

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