Artistic expression is almost always a reflection of the world around us. What happens to our design sensibilities and aesthetics when faced with emotional turmoil? Or the strife that we face during wartime?
I came across a poster by self-taught Polish designer Tadeuz Trepkowski depicting the anger, fear and devastation brought on by World War II. [...]

Created by Richard Carey:
“I drew this circle limit pattern on a structure of hyperbolic curves. The pattern is based on the theory of curves within a triangle and how it takes an infinite amount of straight lines to make a perfect curve or circle. This theory is mirrored in the hyperbolic repetition of this pattern [...]

My education and upbringing were heavily steeped in tradition. I spent countless hours practicing chinese calligraphy, studied extensively classical Chinese, Malay and English, even learnt to play Guzheng along the way. So, it is hardly surprising that my design sensibilities and aesthetics are very much influenced by old world philosophies and ideas. How does meld [...]

Typography + Cartography = DROOL!

Great wallpaper by Vlad Gerasimov.

There are lots of street portraitists perched along Robson Street in Vancouver. I never really linger around to see them work, but I have always admired their ability to paint or sketch in someone’s likeness. It is definitely a talent that I lack and envy. It is even more enviable when the artist has a [...]

Over the past few days, I have been exploring with only 2 colours - black and white. I was trying to challenge myself to rid most of everything I produced of colour for one week. Initially, it was a very surreal experience - black and white can be graphic and bold, yet shades of grey [...]

“Iconoclastic filmmaker David Lynch and music visionary Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton - of Gnarls Barkley) are collaborating on their first ever project and installation, Dark Night of the Soul, on view at the Michael Kohn Gallery from May 30 through July 11, 2009.”

“For their premiere collaboration, David Lynch and Danger Mouse have designed a [...]

The Sarashina Diary is a memoir written by Lady Sarashina (as she is commonly known), a lady-in-waiting of Heian-period Japan. Her work stands out for its descriptions of her travels and pilgrimages and is unique in the literature of the period, as well as one of the first in the genre of travel writing.

The most [...]

An aerial view taken on April 29, 1935, showing the Hell Gate Bridge (foreground) linking Wards Island (right) with Astoria across the East River. In the rear of the Hell Gate Bridge can be seen the cable strands for the new Triboro Bridge. Further down the East River can be seen Welfare Island and above [...]

“Shinichi Maruyama’s work is subconsciously influenced by a Japanese sense of beauty. This sense of beauty can be found in the concept of “wabi-sabi,” referring to the beauty of imperfection and understated elegance. Additionally, this beauty is also expressed in “ma,” the use of negative space, found in the art of calligraphy as well as [...]