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Symmetry
Max Cooper, Tom Hodge, Kevin McGloughlin
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Flying water taxis are coming to Paris this summer.
Lo and behold, flying machines straight out of a Jetsons cartoon are set to become a reality. Think Uber but as a boat which hovers above the water– so basically, a flying boat taxi, right here along the Paris Seine River..
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5 Tips for Building a Killer Portfolio
Denise Anderson, author of _Stand Out: Design a personal brand. Build a killer portfolio. Find a great design job._, shares expert insights on building a book of work that represents the style, type, and industry-specific work you want to do.
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A Fold Apart: A NASA Physicist Turned Origami Artist
In 2001, NASA physicist Robert Lang quit his job to focus on his one true passion: creating original origami designs. With a deep understanding of mathematics and materials, Lang's folding designs have now been incorporated into everything from spacecraft to airbags.
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Bowiebranchia
Nudibranchia or other opisthobranchia compared to the various looks of David Bowie.
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The Last Game I Make Before I Die
Samuel Coster
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Fractal patterns in nature and art are aesthetically pleasing and stress-reducing
Fractals are patterns that repeat at increasingly fine magnifications. They turn up in the natural world and in artists’ work. Research suggests they contribute to making something aesthetically appealing. By Richard Taylor.
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How To Start A Freelancing Business That Won't Fail
Over the last few years, I've been on a lot of podcasts (for a complete list, see here). When I'm interviewed about freelancing and consulting, I inevitabl
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Six designs for Trump’s border wall, from solar panels to a Mexican-American co-nation.
The Department of Homeland Security's call for proposals for a wall to be built along the Mexico–US border elicited hundreds of designs. Here are six of them.
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How To Create Your Own Ambigram, A Word Readable From Any Perspective
“When branching out into a new artistic direction, simplicity is the word du jour. Michelangelo didn’t paint the Sistine Chapel the first day he picked up a paintbrush, much like you shouldn’t start with a very complex word for your first ambigram.“
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A reflective palace of rainbows by Kimsooja
Created in 2006 by multidisciplinary artist Kimsooja, he transformed the Palacio de Cristal into a multisensory sound and light experience. Outside light filters through the glass of the pavilion and reflects off the diffraction film. It diffuses into rainbow spectrums, transforming the external panorama seen from within the palace. The resulting effect is that the entire structure as well as the rays of colour reflecting off the mirrored floor.
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Dutch architects outfit a building in emoji.
The emotive faces from our keyboards are now literally plastered across a building in the city of Amersfoort in central Netherlands. The 22 circles relay 22 different expressions, from a smiling face to a grimacing face to a cool face with sunglasses.
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The Acid Aesthetic: A Brief History of Psychedelic Design
When tracing the history of groovy patterns and far-out typography unique to psychedelic design, the Doors of Perception don’t always open onto the 1960s.
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Super satisfying video of a woodcarver making 'Fibonacci' spiral shavings
In this all too brief video woodworker Paul Sellers gives us a close-up view as he creates a number of ultra satisfying 'Fibonacci' spiral shavings. Between the soothing music, camerawork, and the mathematical perfection of each spiral as it rises from the wood, I could watch something like this all
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Fix your crappy ads and I’ll stop blocking them
Ad-block users are finding an increasing number of sites blocking access. I wonder if any of them asked themselves why we block ads? Do they suppose we’re anti-capitalist scum fundamentally o…
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Old-school advertising revived in Fortitude Valley.
In Brisbane's bustling Fortitude Valley, a wall is painted every few weeks by hand, each time showing a new ad mural.
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'Civilization' Creator Sid Meier: "I Didn't Expect to be a Game Designer"
With 35 years of game development behind him, Meier opens up about his inspirations, burnout and why his name is on the box
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Expansive black and white patterns mixed with chrome color spectrums in murals by Felipe Pantone
Argentinian-Spanish artist Felipe Pantone creates public murals that integrate black and white patterns with bright sweeping color spectrums. His tag "Pantone" is an evolution of his original name "Pant" chosen when he was just thirteen, a complete coincidence despite his color-rich works.
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How Alcantara faux suede went from Lamborghini seats to lining Microsoft laptops
Microsoft’s newly unveiled Surface Laptop uses a material called Alcantara to great effect, improving the user experience and instilling a sense of luxury.
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Apple patents a redesigned pizza box that stops crusts from getting soggy.
The Apple pizza box embodies the brand's signature style, replacing the cardboard container with a circular, white pizza pod with 8 holes to let out steam,
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