NY Times Crossword Drawings

May 6, 2008 5:45 PM

NYTimes Crossword Drawings. Emily Jo Cureton creates an illustration for every Times crossword, using a handful of clues to create odd little scenes. [via]
posted by mediareport (24 comments total)

That's some gorgeous stuff.
posted by piratebowling at 5:55 PM on May 6, 2008

This is pretty damn awesome. Thanks, mediareport.
posted by iconomy at 6:10 PM on May 6, 2008

Awesome indeed. Thank you for this link. In to my regular RSSs it goes!
posted by lonemantis at 6:14 PM on May 6, 2008

These are lovely. Many thanks!
posted by anaphoric at 6:15 PM on May 6, 2008

Oh man, these are great.
posted by cortex at 6:22 PM on May 6, 2008

Very cool.
However, one more cue to add to the addiction.
posted by caddis at 6:25 PM on May 6, 2008

It's a very good idea!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:26 PM on May 6, 2008

How cool! Thanks!
posted by Solon and Thanks at 6:48 PM on May 6, 2008

Concept is king here. Great stuff!
posted by podwarrior at 6:53 PM on May 6, 2008

---+---+---+---+--
   |   |   | i |   
---+---+---+---+--
 t | h | i | s |  
---+---+---+---+--
   |XXX|XXX|XXX|         
---+---+---+---+-----
   | g | o | o | d |
---+---+---+---+---+-

posted by DU at 6:54 PM on May 6, 2008

Some of them look better to me than others, but I love the idea. Just started doing the NYT crossword again this week, too.

Oh, and Drawn's been really good lately. Loved the link to Pink Tentacles' 19th century severed heads from Japanese scrolls and the Tony Stark art blog.
posted by mediareport at 6:58 PM on May 6, 2008

How did I never think to post this? I love Emily Jo Cureton's stuff!

Yay crosswords!
posted by painquale at 7:23 PM on May 6, 2008

Looks like she solves about as many clues on the NY Times crossword as I can many days.
posted by i less than three nsima at 7:28 PM on May 6, 2008

She's using it as an uncontrolled outside source of inspiration, of course, but the results truly rock. :)
posted by aeschenkarnos at 9:41 PM on May 6, 2008

Charming and, in some cases, disarming. Quasi-constraint based crossword illo: oucropo?
posted by machinic at 4:08 AM on May 7, 2008

I first saw these when Rex began posting them to Rex Parker Does the NYT crossword Puzzle. By the by, if you do the puzzle regularly, and aren't reading that blog, you're missing out.
posted by SpiffyRob at 7:44 AM on May 7, 2008 [1 favorite has favorites]

Wow.
posted by rokusan at 8:41 AM on May 7, 2008

I really love this.

Thanks.
posted by defenestration at 9:08 AM on May 7, 2008

Awesome. Thank you.
posted by fiercecupcake at 9:13 AM on May 7, 2008

I have seen many different kinds of art made from crossword puzzles but the one linked above is my favorite thus far. Thanks for sharing it.
posted by msaleem at 11:33 AM on May 7, 2008

Man, these are great, and I wish I had talent at something. I like how clever they are, and this one cracks me up.
posted by Eekacat at 12:15 PM on May 7, 2008

Love. So. Much.
posted by taz at 1:53 PM on May 7, 2008

Pretty!
posted by eponymouse at 3:06 PM on May 7, 2008

the laika one is wonderful.
posted by ifjuly at 10:12 PM on May 11, 2008