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Graphic design
fromDesign Milk
1 day ago

F5: Peter Pelsinski Talks Shadows and Light, Color, Play + More

Peter Pelsinski transitioned from aspiring astronaut to architect, co-founding SPAN Architecture and emphasizing collaboration and creative processes in design.
UX design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
4 days ago

how wutopia lab's 'magical realism' turns everyday spaces into ethereal interior atmospheres

Wutopia Lab creates immersive architectural experiences that transform ordinary spaces into imaginative environments, enhancing perception through design elements like light and geometry.
#contemporary-art
Arts
fromdesignyoutrust.com
17 hours ago

These Striking Artworks By Dima Rebus Carry The Physical Traces Of Glacial Melt, Political Unrest, And Strangers' Memories

Dima Rebus creates art using water samples from global contributors, exploring human life and connection through material transformation.
Arts
fromdesignyoutrust.com
17 hours ago

These Striking Artworks By Dima Rebus Carry The Physical Traces Of Glacial Melt, Political Unrest, And Strangers' Memories

Dima Rebus creates art using water samples from global contributors, exploring human life and connection through material transformation.
#creativity
UX design
fromMedium
12 hours ago

Are we makers by nature-or consumers by design?

The relationship between creation and consumption is strained, impacting designers' creativity and cognitive processes.
UX design
fromMedium
12 hours ago

Are we makers by nature-or consumers by design?

The relationship between creation and consumption is strained, impacting designers' creativity and cognitive processes.
fromFast Company
1 day ago

How AI and education are shaping the future of aesthetics

Aesthetic inspiration is social and collective, but aesthetic results are deeply personal. What works for one face, skin type, or bone structure won't always work for another.
Healthcare
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
3 days ago

look back on olympus perspective playground: a traveling series of room-sized dreamworlds

The Olympus Perspective Playground operates as a fully built system, where walls, lighting rigs, circulation paths, and signage are developed together with each installation, creating a continuous spatial script.
Berlin
Careers
fromFast Company
3 days ago

How new perspectives come from moonwalking

Gravity serves as a metaphor for cultural forces that shape organizational dynamics and individual experiences.
Film
fromOpen Culture
5 days ago

Watch 35 Short Films by Charles and Ray Eames: "Powers of Ten," the History of the Computer & More

The Eames House survived the Pacific Palisades fire, showcasing California modernism and the design philosophy of Charles and Ray Eames.
Arts
fromThe Verge
1 day ago

Ghosts in the machine

Rachel Youn creates kinetic sculptures from secondhand machines, exploring themes of domesticity, sexuality, and human-machine relationships.
Berlin music
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

Isa Genzken Finds Chaos in Order

Isa Genzken's art creates environments that challenge viewers, exploring themes of chaos, politics, and the complexities of human experience.
#ai
Graphic design
fromMedium
3 weeks ago

Disruption has a shape. Design history shows us what it is.

AI is causing anxiety in design, echoing past technological disruptions like the printing press and desktop publishing.
#interior-design
Design
fromDesign Milk
1 week ago

An Argument for Interior Design with Neuroaesthetics in Mind

Interior design should prioritize functional aesthetics to enhance mental health, creativity, and interpersonal connections through a new field called Neuroarchitecture.
Design
fromDesign Milk
1 week ago

An Argument for Interior Design with Neuroaesthetics in Mind

Interior design should prioritize functional aesthetics to enhance mental health, creativity, and interpersonal connections through a new field called Neuroarchitecture.
Graphic design
Branding is crucial in the AI market due to low product differentiation, with visual identities evolving to create a friendly and distinct appeal.
Renovation
fromwww.remodelista.com
1 week ago

Paint Colors With Cult Followings: Architects' Favorite Paint Picks

Architects and designers frequently choose specific colors for their versatility and universal appeal in various home styles.
fromArtnet News
3 days ago

Painting Has Entered Its Performance Era | Artnet News

Much of Instagram's video content is organized around transformation-the virtual magic of the before-and-after and clips that show cause and effect. A person makes pasta from scratch in 20 seconds via edits that compress time-intensive labor.
Arts
fromFlowingData
2 weeks ago

Ballroom design, many notes

The ballroom design features impractical elements like a stairway to nowhere and fake windows, emphasizing a focus on flashiness over functionality.
Renovation
Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
5 days ago

This collaged architect's identity from Alexis Mark drew from departure boards and timetables

Collage serves as a central identity for Cobe, blending playful design with systematic organization inspired by transit communication systems.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
5 days ago

Steve DiBenedetto's Cosmic Sense of the Absurd

Steve DiBenedetto's paintings serve as a functional structure to help viewers navigate collective trauma.
fromArchDaily
3 weeks ago

Architectures of the Gaze: 25 Viewpoints for Experiencing the Landscape

Viewpoints are structures designed for observing the landscape from elevated positions. They act as devices that organize the gaze and establish a direct relationship between the body and the territory.
Philosophy
Graphic design
fromMedium
5 days ago

Practical Guide for Creating Animated Effects with Claude Code

Use specific, clear prompts for Claude Code to create effective animated effects.
Arts
fromPsychology Today
6 days ago

Painting With Blood: Who Does It and Who Collects It

Blood is used as a medium in contemporary art, challenging traditional boundaries of artistic practice.
Pets
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Why Everyone Has a Doodle Now

Doodles originated in 1989 as hypoallergenic guide dogs and became popular as healthier alternatives to purebreds, combining desirable traits from multiple breeds while appealing to social media culture.
fromColossal
1 week ago

Retrofuturistic Figures Emerge from Wood in Playful Sculptures by Aleph Geddis

Geddis' sculptures evoke an enigmatic tension between identity and glyph, teetering between abstraction and figuration like retrofuturistic icons, reflecting his diverse cultural influences.
Arts
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds

The Jewish Museum presents the first US exhibition focusing on Paul Klee's late work, highlighting his response to 1930s fascism.
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Spaces That Feel Back: How Buildings Respond to Human Behavior

Decades of research in environmental psychology and building science reveal that indoor conditions can profoundly affect human health and behavior. Lighting influences circadian rhythms and sleep patterns. Air quality impacts cognitive performance and respiratory health. Temperature and acoustics shape comfort and concentration.
Renovation
#art
Arts
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
2 weeks ago

Perceptrum and the Emergence of Augmented Painting: When the Canvas Begins to Listen - KALTBLUT Magazine

Perceptrum redefines painting by allowing touch, creating a sensory dialogue that transforms the relationship between observer and artwork.
#product-design
Graphic design
fromMedium
3 weeks ago

For Craft Sake: On the laws and principles behind good design

Craft is experiencing a resurgence in product design, emphasizing fundamental skills amidst the rise of generative AI and industry confusion.
fromIlyabirman
2 months ago
UX design

Design is dead, it's all evolution now

Digital products increasingly evolve through incremental, ad hoc changes rather than coherent, intentional design, producing tangled, inconsistent interfaces that confuse users.
Graphic design
fromMedium
3 weeks ago

For Craft Sake: On the laws and principles behind good design

Craft is experiencing a resurgence in product design, emphasizing fundamental skills amidst the rise of generative AI and industry confusion.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Kaleidoscopic House / DOT

A residential design prioritizes creating shared family time for the homeowner who traditionally manages household duties without participating in the moments she creates.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Smiljan Radic: Material Explorations Between Ephemerality and Permanence

Chilean architect Smiljan Radić creates buildings that blend ancient monumentality with provisional fragility, combining diverse materials in experimental ways that challenge conventional architectural categorization.
Miscellaneous
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

anamorphic installation by thomas medicus rotates into four shifting hand images

Coopparatus is a mechanical anamorphic installation that reveals four hand images sequentially through 90-degree rotations of a glass-strip cube, fragmenting between legible states to examine perception as an active, conditional process.
Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago

The identity for Spatial festival feels aptly three-dimensional

Motion was integrated as a foundational design element rather than an afterthought, creating a dynamic, three-dimensional brand identity that responds to physical and digital spaces.
France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Did you solve it? You won't believe these optical illusions!

Olivier Redon creates optical illusions using perspective manipulation, inverted geometry, and ambiguous visual interpretation to deceive perception.
Photography
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 month ago

Stunning Digital Storytelling Landscapes By Prismofpixels, Turning Quiet Streets And Town Squares Into Cinematic Moments Of Color And Light

A curated collection of diverse visual works spanning paintings, photography, design, and historical images across eras, genres, and artistic mediums.
fromThe Architect Elevator
2 months ago

The Mighty Metaphor

The Architect Elevator is a metaphor-in reality, the company leadership may be sitting on the same building floor as you; my car metaphors could fill an entire book; and " Architecture is Selling Options " has become the anchor of many architecture keynotes. So, at least my world of architecture is full of metaphors.
Software development
fromBoard Game Quest
2 months ago

Sand Art Review

Sand Art is a game by Kory Jordan and published by 25th Century Games for two to four players ages 10 and up. It takes about an hour to play, and has you collecting resources and then coloring in a bottle, making art in a bottle out of sand, in case the name didn't give away the plot. Gameplay Overview: Sand Art has you gathering and mixing sand, which is used to fill your bottle.
Board games
fromColossal
2 months ago

With 200+ Artworks, 'Rainbow Dreams' Revels in the Vast Creativity of the Color Spectrum

From Do Ho Suh's ethereal architecture to Kimsooja's irridescent mirrors to Lauren Halsey's fringed tapestry, a new book from Monacelli celebrates a broad spectrum of light and color. Rainbow Dreams features more than 200 installations, sculptures, paintings, photographs, and more that revel in the possibilities of pigment. Bound in a smooth gradient that extends to the pages' edges, this vivid survey is a celebratory, playful object in itself.
Books
fromwww.kaltblut-magazine.com
2 months ago

Union of Opposites

Originally from Dallas and now based in New York City, I approach photography as an exercise in atmosphere, trust, and control. Trained in the discipline of film and later in fashion photography, I work with both natural and artificial light to construct images that feel cinematic and psychologically charged. Moving fluidly between studio and location, I transform spaces into environments that heighten mood and presence.
Fashion & style
LA real estate
fromAol
1 month ago

Designers Say Open Floor Plans Are Officially Dead - and This Tiny Room Is Taking Over

Micro-dens are small, enclosed multipurpose rooms gaining popularity as remote work and design trends shift away from open floor plans toward intentional, functional spaces.
Artificial intelligence
fromTNW | Insider
2 months ago

The next Renaissance: Why creativity is the currency of the AI age

AI automates tedious, repetitive tasks, freeing humans to focus on creativity, imagination, and higher-value work, unlocking widespread human potential.
Remodel
fromApartment Therapy
2 months ago

I Learned the Right Way to Put Photos on My Wall, and Now I'll Never Go Back

Find, frame, and hang art and photos to dress bare walls using existing pieces, thrifted or purchased prints, appropriate frames, and correct hanging hardware.
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

5 Floating Designs That Look Like Photoshop (But They're Real) - Yanko Design

Floating design lifts architectural elements from the ground to create visual lightness, spatial clarity, and refined interventions that balance engineering precision with aesthetic intent.
Remodel
fromDefector
3 months ago

Make It Nice: Gallery Wall Tutorial | Defector

Use a daybed in front of the window as a pet perch and entry seat; choose leather or velvet and anchor it with a rug.
Remodel
fromApartment Therapy
1 month ago

Accent Walls May Be Back - But Here's What No One Tells You

Select wallpaper before paint color and commit fully to mural designs for successful room transformations.
Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago

"A poster is a bit like a song": Jakub Zasada's geometric works are a thing of beauty

Jakub Zasada creates midcentury-inspired digital posters using minimal software functions and scanned materials, prioritizing functional design for public spaces with universal accessibility.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 months ago

patterned tiles extend from curved walls to furniture in layered retail exhibition booth

Accessible from three sides, the booth is shaped by approach and visibility rather than a single frontal orientation. The primary entry is marked by an angled portal set back from the site edge, establishing a layered visual field rather than an immediate overview. From this offset threshold, overlapping planes of tiles, textures, and color unfold gradually, encouraging movement through depth rather than direct access.
Design
Design
fromDesign Milk
2 months ago

MIRORlab Taps into the Emotional Dimensions of Light

MIRORLab's MIROR Collection uses slow 360° rotation and calibrated color moods to create meditative, nature-inspired lighting that reduces digital overstimulation.
Arts
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

three suspended digital screens translate AI imagery into luminous spatial installation

UNFOLD PLANE's spatial installation translates artificial intelligence concepts into an integrated architectural environment using suspended screens, dynamic lighting, and reflective surfaces that respond to visitor movement.
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Decomposition as Expression: Disassembled Axonometry as Design Tool

In the translation of three-dimensional reality onto a two-dimensional plane, axonometry stands as one of the graphic systems of representation that form the foundation of the language used by architecture and design professionals. Alongside plans, sections, and elevations, its exploded views often stand out for their ability to study the multiple layers that compose a project. Although axonometry is also employed in other disciplines such as
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Design
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago

Visual communication that challenges convention: Phantasia on how graphic design can forge true collaboration

Phantasia, a Barcelona-based design studio founded in 2021, prioritizes meaningful projects that serve communities through intentional collaboration, diversity, and accessible communication.
Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 months ago

kinetic lighting activates mechanical movement in a sculpture of steel and glass

Kinetic lighting object integrating pulleys, counterweights, glass sphere reflector, and onyx diffuser to produce adjustable directional and diffused illumination via physical interaction.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

How Liminalism Became the Defining Aesthetic of Our Time

Crowd-curated liminal photography captures eerie, nostalgic unease in abandoned commercial spaces, reflecting a collective artistic response to late-capitalist decline.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

We Must Do More Than Simply Depict Our Lives

The Bronx Museum biennial spotlights representational works that center urban youth and marginalized identities, challenging mainstream narratives through sincere, everyday portrayals.
fromItsnicethat
2 months ago

Aldon Chen's exploded infographics challenge our "assumptions of sight"

In his graphic design work, Aldon transforms periodic tables and dense masses of information into maximalist pieces of design, expressing information whilst also challenging the impossibility of taking it all in. Data sprawls across screens and pages, overlapping in overloads and feedback loops, communicating more the aesthetic of information rather than its substance, playing with images we have all seen in science classes or colour palettes. These are exploded infographics.
Design
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

When Design Understands That Starting Is the Hardest Part - Yanko Design

Momenta uses behavioral psychology and deliberate design features called 'deficiency triggers' to motivate people to start household chores by exploiting the human instinct to complete incomplete tasks.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Mystery Is Embedded in Julia Fish's Architectural Art

Julia Fish's work visualizes geometry, architecture, wood grain, prismatic light, and musical structures through focused observational drawings and mixed-media pieces.
Arts
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

8 signs you appreciate art, music, and culture on a deeper level than most people - Silicon Canals

Some people experience art deeply, reacting emotionally and perceiving subtle artistic cues that reveal heightened sensitivity and meaningful connections to creative expression.
Arts
fromColossal
2 months ago

Wenting Zhu Cultivates a Kaleidoscopic Garden of Crystals in 100+ Petri Dishes

Crystal Garden: Seasons uses over 100 chemical compounds and pigments to produce colorful, growing crystal formations that blend natural processes with human intervention.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Does It Have to Mean Something to Be Great?

Joanne Greenbaum combines diverse media and mark-making to create cohesive paintings where individual elements retain distinctiveness, blending stillness with accelerating movement.
fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 months ago

Incredible Scanner Glitch Collages Exploring Emotional Fragmentation and Digital Distortions by Alg Eventual

Alg Eventual is an Ohiobased audio/visual new media artist creating glitch art, digital collages and abstract mixed media works with a reference to the roots of the early 2000s. His works feature scanner experiments, layered textures and titles like Exterior, Interwind, Articulation, Overthinking and Everything leads back to you, blending digital manipulation with tactile, fragmented aesthetics. More: Instagram
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Arts
fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 months ago

Artist Paints Smoky Lounges And Quiet Strangers, Letting Halffinished Details Turn Viewers Into Coauthors Of The Scene

A wide-ranging visual roundup showcases creative reinterpretations, vintage design, activist art, photography, illustration, and humorous cultural works spanning contemporary and historical styles.
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