Propaganda, presented graphically as posters, pamphlets and pictorial artwork, aims to influence the attitudes of people to serve the purposes of the propagandists. Here are 13 examples of propaganda showing it at its best, worst and purest.

The Signtologist's niche in the art world is one of those "so simple I wish I had thought of it" ideas - he paints portraits on street signs.

Beer has come a long way since breweries started experimenting with can packaging nearly 100 years ago. Over the years, collectors have enjoyed many styles.

Oh, how we love our hi-tech gizmos and gadgets! These 105 examples of essential technologies travel the long and winding road from radical concept to retail conquest.

Smokin' on the water... that's how hot these canoes, kayaks and boats are! It's amazing what a little tech know-how and a vivid imagination can do when whipping up wild watercraft. Here are 15 that'll really float your boat.

Matryoshka, or Russian nesting dolls, were born in 1890 near Moscow and are now popular with artists and collectors around the world.

Marvels of engineering, vanishing civilizations and a granite guide to post-apocalyptic survival: these 12 monuments and ruins are mysterious and strange.

From retrocool concept cars to far-out fashion in sci-fi inspired cities of tomorrow, these 131 samples of retrofuturistic design & technology will take you back to the good old days to come!

The introduction of computers began at the workplace and, chunky and clunky as they might have been, they were a revelation at the time. Let's look back and get digital with early office computers!

Neckties... every guy's got at least one, few guys enjoy wearing them. As an essential accessory for business and formal occasions yet with no real function of their own, the necktie is the bane of many a working stiff.

These ambitious concept trains move beyond the dream of steam to a new world of locomotive power. Clear the track, the train is back!

These incredible concept aircraft may only lift our imaginations, but in that respect they succeed... brilliantly.

A look back through centuries of history at how Graffiti has evolved since the first cave-paintings.

Vehicle cutaways are a very special kind of art that lays bare a driving machine's inner workings for prying eyes to see... without all the messy prying with crowbars and such.

These outstanding, outlandish and outrageous concept cars show what direction automotive design might have taken if automakers had followed their dreams instead of listening to the bean counters.