Articles exploring digital design, user experience, interfaces, visual trends, creative tools, and how design influences usability, branding, and interaction.
Drowning In Photos: Over 1,000,000 Flickr Photographs Printed
Do you remember back in the old days when we used to carry around a few photos in some plastic sleeves in our wallets? That was just a bit before I was old enough to share pictures so I never did that, but I remember seeing my father pull out his wallet and show pictures of his family to his friends ...
4 Depressed Superheroes: Their Lives Aren’t Always Perfect Either
One thing that you might not think about when watching a superhero movie is that when they aren't fighting crime, they have regular lives just like the rest of us. It must be hard living up to the superhero reputation sometimes. Superheroes are often expected to be strong, noble, happy and physicall ...
The World’s First Vertical Forest: An Architectural Beauty
I'd like to introduce you to the world's first Bosco Verticale (Italian for Vertical Forest), which is being built right now in Milan. According to Christopher Woodward, a writer for the Financial Times, it's "the most exciting new tower in the world."
This vertical forest will span across two to ...
Manic Doodles: These Will Take You Weeks To Look Through
Do you remember when phones had cords? We were confined to that area around where the phone was attached to the wall or wherever it was placed since the cord pretty much didn't give us any choice. I think I have touched on this subject before, but most homes had a notebook or piece of paper close to ...
Baby Arthur Recreates Famous Movie Scenes In His Diaper
Have you heard of this world famous movie buff named Arthur? He's not even a year old, and in some of his pictures he doesn't appear to even be able to sit up comfortably yet, but he can recreate the heck out of some movie scenes!
Baby Arthur even has his own blog, which at the time I'm writing t ...
Fantastic Art Deco Superhero Posters
It's always inspiring to come across something that has to do with design. This is not only true from a designer's point of view, but also for anyone who wants to focus on something else for a brief moment. You don't have to have a design assignment in order to derive inspiration from design. That i ...
This Is The World’s Most Expensive Photograph
Every year there are billions of photographs taken. It's not just a number, it's actually the truth, and it is a growing industry. Not only have our cameras gotten way better, we have gotten a million more uses for our pictures with the Internet. You can do pretty much anything with them. The option ...
A World Map Created From Recycled Computer Parts
Just last month, I wrote an article about the city of Helsinki created from recycled motherboards. It was an extraordinary piece of art, and the shape of the city was almost immediately recognizable when you looked at the picture of the whole thing. If you want to see it for yourself, you can go to ...
DIY Holiday Snow Globes: Create Your Own Winter Wonderland
Everyone I know loves snow globes. They are so magical, and there is just something about shaking them up and watching the snow fall that never gets old. Did you know you can easily make them at home? It's the perfect weekend project because with only a little effort and a quick trip to the craft st ...
Mekkanika: Most Intricate Steampunk Typeface In The World
I remember back at the end of the '80s when I was just starting high school and our biology class incorporated computers into our daily learning process. We had those bulky one piece Macs with a monochrome screen on them. It was the first time any of us really came into contact with fonts and an int ...
Delicious Girl Scout Cookie Lip Balm
I could really go for some Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies today. According to GirlScoutCookies.org, they go on sale here in Atlanta in 58 days, 10 hours, 49 minutes and 35 seconds. Hmm... That’s good to know, but what will I do in the meantime? I think I have the solution. I just found out that Lip Sm ...
The Fascinating Font Created From Leg Hair
Here's a scenario for you... Let's say you are attending an art university and the instructor of your design class gives everyone an assignment to create a brand new font that has never been seen before, without the use of a computer. What would you do? Computers and fonts go together like peanut bu ...
Holiday Blood Pack Design: Bring Joy Where It’s Needed Most
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, I hope you can feel the cozy warmth and joy from these very special holiday stockings. Although many of us look forward to the holidays because they represent spending time with our family and friends, for a lot of people, it's a difficult time of year.
Man ...
Expressive Animals Sculpted From Aluminum Foil
These little aluminum foil animals are so endearing to me. Nowadays, if you decide to take your leftovers home from a restaurant, they most likely get packed up in a small to-go container. Twenty years ago it was very different though. Back then, where I lived, the servers at the restaurants would p ...
Alphabet Letters Created From Everyday Objects & Negative Space
I'll admit; I'm not normally a huge fan of negative space art. I can appreciate it from a design perspective since it adds a whole level of complexity to the design itself, but quite honestly, it makes my brain hurt. The closest way I can describe it to you is that if you look at the spinning lady i ...