Design of Golf Courses
Every April, all eyes turn towards a sleep town in eastern Georgia as the world’s greatest golfers sink putts and divot fairways between the blooming azaleas in Augusta. The excitement around the historic Masters golf tournament reminds us that unlike nearly every other professional sport, golf is the singular game that never has a standardized […]
Design of Olympic Mascots
Not everyone can land a triple Lutz, curl a stone precisely on the button, or shred some serious gnar on a snowy half pipe. Yet every four years, we’re locked onto our screens watching Winter Olympians put their training to the test and couch-coaching as though we’ve dedicated our own lives to their sport. Whether […]
Tiling and Mosaics
Playful, detailed, intricate, astounding. Tiled mosaic art across the world has spanned the history of people, from Egypt to China to Italy to Brazil, connecting us through the delicately placed swirling artwork that takes colored pieces of tile to create a masterpiece. Take St. George’s Church in Tapolo, Serbia. Floor to ceiling is covered in a […]
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 […]