Parsons Institute for Information Mapping : http://piim.newschool.edu/ (one-of-a-kind Research, Development, and Professional Services facility leveraging Knowledge Visualization to solve real-world problems)

All about visualizing the world...and beyond : http://visualoop.tumblr.com/

The Power of Old Ideas

(Example) Space Software renderings

WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN INFORMATION DESIGNER

Fakery, forgeries and mistaken identities in art

Inspiring Designs

(Sample) GooglePages : http://sites.google.com/site/schofieldmatt/

All Waits

"Art is a conversation between and among artists, not a patent office." - David Shields, Author Via
"If everyone can understand what you're doing, it probably isn't innovative." - R.B. Wild
"Allow your life to be a work in progress. Do not hurry to mold the masterpiece; Do not rush to finish the picture; Do not be impatient to complete the drawing." - Richard Gilbert, "In the Holy Quiet of this Hour" Via
"If knowledge is power, imagination is kryptonite." - The Universe
"He who has never seen himself surrounded on all sides by the sea can never possess an idea of the world, and of his relation to it." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe