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Ingrid Brandth

Kitchen table to playhouse in a minute flat; Snowboard decks like Ukrainian Easter eggs; Airplane blankets with repositionable pillows; Animated sequences of athletic endurance; Illustrations that turn musical instruments into equalizer patterns; Web sites for Nike.

Posted in Amusement, Artists & Designers, Color Theory, Course Related, Drawing, Visual Concepts, Web

Red Carpet Treatment

Is it: Jewelry? Art? Fashion? Industrial Design? Advertising Prop? Architecture? Social Criticism? Spin the big wheel for your answer.

Posted in Amusement, Artists & Designers, Visual Concepts

Phonaesthesia

The idea that sounds have shape should permeate our visual language of typography. But it doesn’t. Why? There is more emphasis on the aesthetic continuity of letter forms than the sound representation. Is this a function of the mutability of

Posted in Amusement, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design History, Design Theory, Editorial, Typography, Visual Concepts

Block-Boxes

Bloxes, if you will.

Posted in Amusement, Course Related, Craftiness, Visual Concepts

Brick Thinking

What do legos aficionados, needle-pointers and computer icons designers have in common?

Posted in Amusement, Repost From Cited Source, Visual Concepts, Web