Art & Design Archives

Company lets kids design their own clothes

Many people assume that you are either born creative or not. Not true. Creativity is actually more of skill that you can learn, which makes it a skill parents can help their kids develop. That’s what Jaimee Newberry, mother of two did with her kids.

Daniel Swanick

September 6, 2016

Art & Design Fashion & Beauty

Low polygon animal head trophies made of colored paper

Trophy hunting animals is all about the thrill of the kill. Without trying to defend or shame trophy hunters, hanging the head of an animal in your home seems a bit tacky. Especially from a design perspective. But if you want to give your home a distinguished hunter’s…

Daniel Swanick

September 1, 2016

Art & Design Lifestyle

Water Tables create the illusion of animals emerging from the glass

Derek Pearce's Water Tables series features animal bases emerging from glass tabletops.

Daniel Swanick

August 29, 2016

Art & Design

Sliced lamps made from real firewood

There are many people who like sitting in front of an indoor or outdoor fireplace and enjoying each others company. In fact, humans have been using wood-based fires to keep ourselves warm for thousands of years. However for LA-based designer Paul Foeckler of Split Grain, a simple block…

Daniel Swanick

August 23, 2016

Art & Design Nature Technology & Innovation

Pirate Printers use sewer covers to print bags and shirts

There’s nothing like utilizing the tools in front of us to create art. Look around you. Art is everywhere if you want to find it. For example, who says you need a fancy printing press and machinery to create your own t-shirt designs?

Daniel Swanick

August 19, 2016

Art & Design

The unintentional exercises designers do while working

It takes a lot of work to get a chiselled look and rock-hard abs. The way I see it though, who needs a six-pack when you have a keg. That being said, physical activity has a positive impact on brain health.

Daniel Swanick

August 18, 2016

Health Humour Illustration

Fashion Illustrator uses his environment to complete his designs

You may remember a previous post about an illustrator who uses food items to finish his fashion sketches. This time I’m featuring Shamekh Bluwi, a Jordan-based architect and fashion illustrator. He uses clouds, buildings, and whatever else he finds to decorate his dress designs.

Daniel Swanick

August 16, 2016

Fashion & Beauty Illustration