Subway Systems Obey Emergent, Natural Laws As They Grow
The design of subway systems in big cities conforms to certain patterns regardless of where, when, and how they’re built. So where does that leave designers? (Fast Company)
1 week ago
The Amazing Infrastructure That Powers IBM, Microsoft, And GE
Christian Stoll captures some of the world’s largest corporations in wide-angle splendor. (Fast Company)
1 month ago
“ALCATRAZ” AND FORD RECREATE BULLITT’S CLASSIC CHASE
Love that they are recreating the classic car chase from “Bullit” for the final episode of “Alcatraz”, this time with the 2013 Ford Mustang. More info here. Here is part of the original chase:
2 months ago
Developing a mutable horizon, 2011
Developing a mutable horizon, 2011 by Chris Fraser.
The camera obscura is one of the world’s oldest, simplest devices, dating back at least to the times of Aristotle. It’s a dark box (or room) with a hole drilled in one side. When light shines through this hole, it projects a perfect image from the outside world that has been flipped upside down. (Fast Company)
2 months ago
A Weathervane Wall Turns Wind Patterns Into Data Art
Windswept is an art installation at San Francisco’s Randall Museum that celebrates the intricacies of wind interacting with architecture. To create the effect, designer Charles Sowers deployed 612 freely-rotating anodized aluminum arrows on a 20’x35’ grid, each serving as a “discrete data point” of extremely local airflow to form “a kind of large sensor array.” (Fast Company)
2 months ago
An Elevated Path Makes You Feel At Home In The Trees
Tetsuo Kondo’s temporary installation makes use of nature, without destroying it. (Fast Company)
4 months ago
TO-FU, a motion graphics studio in Japan, compiles a list of the many ways to stir your creative juices. (Fast Company)
4 months ago
An Exhibition of Graphic Design's Cutting Edge
A massive graphic design exhibition emphasizes new production methods, with everything from Google Doodles to experimental typography. (Fast Company)
5 months ago
Moses bridge in Halsteren
Beautiful bridge by RO&AD Architecten (via Fast Company)
5 months ago
8 Mind-Bending Animated GIFs By Micaël Reynaud
Micaël Reynaud has opened our eyes to the creative potential of the format, with GIFs that are like surreal digital flipbooks, though Reynaud describes them as “hypnotic very short films.” (Fast Company)
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