DESIGN OF CHRISTMAS TREES
There is so much beauty and artistry that go into the holiday season. Wrapping presents, hanging lights, building gingerbread houses. Much of what we do involves a certain level of a flair for color, cohesion, planning, and that little extra something that we try to highlight in this section each month. But few holiday traditions […]
DESIGN OF BOARD GAMES
It’s Saturday night. Your family just sat down to enjoy a nice night of camaraderie and competition. Out comes a beat up card board box and the night begins! Board games, card games, and more recently video games have been a long standing tradition in household entertainment for decades. They bring us into a world […]
MASCOTS – DESIGNING FUN!
September is that glorious time of year when both college and pro football have started, baseball is gearing up for the playoffs, the US Open is in full swing, and high school sports start dotting our Friday nights. As we cheer on our favorite teams, many bring their own superstitions to plus up the luck […]
THE DESIGN OF MAPS
In today’s modern aesthetic of white, crisp, and clean, much beauty and artistry has been lost in some of the previously more ornate items in our day to day life. Whether that be buildings leaving decorative columns for sleek metals or hand-painted building-side advertisements opting for bulky, obtuse highway billboards, the beauty of detail has […]
THE DESIGN OF OLYMPIC ICONOGRAPHY
Iconography that lasts the tests of time must be three things- simple, recognizable, and meaningful. Rarely do you find such an example of substantial iconography than in the Olympic Rings and Flame. The Olympics, a historic multi-discipline competition dating back to the times of Zeus, have long carried an important symbolism of connection, and unity […]
THE DESIGN OF VIDEO GAMES
One aspect of art that I find particularly beautiful is its ever-changing dynamic. New tools, methods, and mediums are always emerging as artists find new ways to express themselves. An excellent example of this is the dynamic world of video games. The art of video games starts, like many creative industries do, with an emergence […]
THE DESIGN OF BONSAI
Looking outside at the blossoming spring landscape, you’d think that growing a tree, a shrub, or a flower was easy work. But as many of us have experienced, having a green thumb is quite a rare trait to possess. Even if you successfully manage to take a seed, plant it in soil, and sprout a […]
THE DESIGN OF COFFEE
Art and science often find themselves at an intersection, where the dogmatic practice of creating something vital to daily life meets the inspired pizzazz of humanity. In these cases, some of the most joyous and interesting pieces can be created. The spectacular history of coffee is an excellent example of that. Most of you readers […]
DESIGN OF ARTIST’S TOOLS – Paint Brush
As the saying goes, an artist is only as good as their tools. Whether that’s a baker using fresh ingredients or a bodybuilder who has access to the latest and greatest wight-lifting machines, finding the best instrument for one’s craft allows for the best results, and art is no different. Cave paintings, while crude and […]
THE DESIGN OF CALENDARS
While humans are wonderful artists, creating beauty and bringing intrigue to the world, we are not always the best mathematicians. As such, we know the Earth takes roughly 365.2421 days to revolve around the sun yet not a single calendar has accurately been able to represent the fullness length of one true “year”. So, every […]