There are indications that the whole Swine Flu thing might be a bit overblown, which is almost a shame once you take a look at what you could be wearing out in public.

Japanese illustrator Yoriko Yoshida made a whole bunch of these utterly awesome masks, including designs with fangs, dragon snouts, raven beaks, and many that appear to be based on traditional Japanese stage masks. I don’t know if they’re available for purchase (anybody read Japanese?), but I bet they’d lend themselves pretty well to a DIY project.

Link (via Street Anatomy)