Minimum input for maximum output: this is a maxim that I believe, if embraced by the human race as a whole, would make the world a quieter, more relaxed place to reside. In the spirit of this, today's post is a two birds, one stone affair. After all, why write two posts, when you can say all you need to in one.

So, bird one; I just had to mention these amazing poster designs. They are by Neel Williams, a New York designer and an admirer of 'gentlemanly things' = 'beer, scotch and things like that' apparently!

I really love the playful nature of these posters. They were put together for this years World Beard and Moustache Championships (a competition I had the pleasure of attending back in 2007 when held in Brighton). The chosen style really evokes the slightly old fashioned, vaudeville-esque feel that surrounds the event. I do believe that the beard-arm wrestling poster would look jolly fine on the wall above my mantlepiece. (See early iterations of the designs here).

Bird number two is a heads up to the blog that I discovered these wonderful posters on. It is called 'Beard Revue' and is put together by a chap called Michael Buchino who describes it as a "web logbook committed to the review, commentary & discussion for the beard enthusiast". So basically, if you are a beard fancier this blog is for you, with beard head wear, the 'Facial Hair Handbook', acrylic beard paintings and an appraisal of Sylvester Stallone's beard all covered in the last week or so.