Department of Visual Design

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Ridiculously nice illustrations in this article that act as some nice little metaphors for the various scenarios design teams find themselves in. 

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rain.works, positive messages and art that appear when it rains.

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Analog Memory Desk, by Kirsten Camara—with downloadable blueprints (!!!)

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Poetic Acrylic Paintings by Duy Huynh

Just so, so good.

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Vintage Logos

Collection of vintage logos from a mid-70's edition of the book World of Logotypes. NOTE: I did not create any of this work! This book is out of print but can probably be found with some scouring.

Oh man, there is some amazing stuff here—ranging from horribly cheesy and dated to hipster-drool-inducing cool.

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Small scale experiments from Christoph Niemann

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Large scale murals in Turin by Millo.

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How the news was made—amazing illustration of The Evening Star Building from 1922. View it large to enjoy it. 

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Dale Edwin Murray does great editorial illustration, and these characters are pretty fantastic—made me think of Ed Emberly, which is always a good thing.

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This is a fascinating look at how movies and TV have changed the way they film because people have changed the way that they communicate. 

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Charles Schulz drawing Charlie Brown, i.e., the most graceful thing you'll see today. 

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Collaborating with a 4-year Old

And from it all, here are the lessons I learned:  to try not to be so rigid.  Yes, some things (like my new sketchbook) are sacred, but if you let go of those chains, new and wonderful things can happen.  Those things you hold so dear cannot change and grow and expand unless you loosen your grip on them a little.  In sharing my artwork and allowing our daughter to be an equal in our collaborations, I helped solidify her confidence, which is way more precious than any doodle I could have done.  In her mind, her contributions were as valid as mine (and in truth, they really were).  Most importantly, I learned that if you have a preconceived notion of how something should be, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE DISAPPOINTED.  Instead, just go with it, just ACCEPT it, because usually something even more wonderful will come out of it.

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Graphite Portraits of People Inconvenienced by Objects and Thoughts by Stefan Zsaitsits

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I want each one of these framed and on my wall.

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London-based artist Katharine Morling creates awesome ceramic sculptures that look like life-size sketches of everyday objects, which she describes as ‘three-dimensional drawings’.

"The black and white flat illustrations on each white ceramic item give it a curious sense of being both two and three-dimensional at the same time. The trompe l’oeil effect forces the viewer’s perspective to see the objects in multiple contexts."

The simple rendering style belies the complexity of each piece - a camera bag with pockets overflowing with gear, an old-timey cash register with cash and coins spilling out of the drawer, a chest of drawers full of pinned insect specimens. There are so many pieces and parts, but take away the black lines and each one is simply a piece of white ceramic. 

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This is a perfect mix of Cardboard Electronics Containing Absurd Miniature Dioramas and Rough draft sketches turned into actual furniture