Articles by Steph

Art

Finding music in nature? This record player plays the "sound" of tree rings

Artist Bartholomäus Traubeck saw a similarity between the grooves on a record and the rings of a tree trunk. In his project entitled 'Years,' he converted an old record player so that he could find the music within these tree rings....

By Steph · 2 days ago

Design

Clever promotional water bottles for fun brand building

In addition to the usual company marketing materials such as business cards, Designers Anonymous have also developed glass water bottles as part of their branding materials. These flip-top bottles use minimal imagery, but they...

By Steph · 6 days ago

Creativity

From sunglasses to puddles: a visual journal of pattern observations

Yasemin Uyar is working towards getting a Masters degree in branding at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. After being given a “100 days” project assignment, she decided to dedicate her task to create a visual journal of her observations....

By Steph · Jan. 04, 2021

Technology

Wearable technology allows ballet dancers to create flowing drawings

As a painter is trained to produce artistry from their hands, a dancer trains their body and their feet to do the same. This new technology is bridging the divide between the art of one’s hands and the art of one’s feet. Electronic...

By Steph · Jan. 02, 2021

Sculpture

Coiled ceramics that slump and curl

Beginning potters often start out by coiling clay into vessels. Australian-based ceramicist Rose Wei has revisited this beginner technique and created forms that slump and curl elegantly. Working under the pseudonym Zhu Ohmu,...

By Steph · Dec. 31, 2020

Retro

Dazzling animations make the hexagon a psychedelic experience

The tumblr blog Hexeosis has a title that sounds like it’s a type of disease. But rather than being a sickness such as tuberculosis, this project is focused on the six-sided shape, the hexagon. The suffix "-osis" indicates a condition...

By Steph · Dec. 31, 2020

Design

30 dog breeds as minimalist illustrations

Italian graphic designer Laura Palumbo has interpreted her love of canines with a series of minimalist illustrations. Using just a few lines and shapes each, Palumbo has illustrated some of the more popular dog breeds, keying...

By Steph · Dec. 28, 2020

Typography

The epic battle of Man vs. Punctuation

Illustrator Grant Snider has created a series of drawings for the Fiction Issue of The New Yorker. 01Working with creative director Nicholas Blechman, Snider’s illustrations reference the minimal black and white line drawings...

By Steph · Dec. 19, 2020

Design

Celebrating paper with package design

Europapier is a 40-year old Austrian-based company that produces a paper catalogue called Design Papers. Independent design studio Metaklinika worked with the company to produce a package design that would showcase the 240...

By Steph · Dec. 11, 2020

Digital

CSS-based interactive exhibition about endangered animals

Designer Bryan James has created a CSS-based interactive exhibition that calls attention to 30 endangered animal species. From the Brazilian armadillo to the Somali Ostrich and Red Panda, the online interface of Species In Pieces...

By Steph · Dec. 10, 2020

Inspiration

Photographer gets up-close with seeds to show otherworldly formations

Photographer Robert Llewellyn has created a series of three books about horticulture: Seeing Trees, Seeing Flowers, and Seeing Seeds. Balancing commercial projects with his book projects, his photographic process involved...

By Steph · Dec. 10, 2020

Funny

66% more people take the stairs when they are made more fun. This tactic is brilliant!

There is no greater motivator than fun! The Fun Theory group put this idea to the test when they created a piano staircase project that made taking the stairs a more entertaining choice than taking the escalator. In the video below,...

By Steph · Dec. 08, 2020

Design

Virus trading cards: a new way of “going viral”

Eleanor Lutz, who publishes the blog Tabletop Whale, is a PhD student in biology at the University of Washington. She uses her science background to create beautiful designs such as this project that deconstructs the wing patterns...

By Steph · Dec. 07, 2020

Illustration

John Lennon’s iconic song “Imagine” as a fun illustrated cartoon

John Lennon’s song, 'Imagine,' is an epic anthem. Its peaceful inspiration has been so widely quoted that it nearly falls into the category of bumper sticker wisdom. The original song and its lyrics tell a story that comic artist...

By Steph · Dec. 04, 2020

Photography

Photographic infographics

Austrian photographer and designer Marion Luttenberger has developed a unique set of advertising pieces. Taking infographics out of the digital-sphere and into everyday life, the designer visualizes information about her...

By Steph · Dec. 02, 2020