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Limited edition art supplies created by Karl Lagerfeld

Adult colouring books are currently one of the top trending items, and rightfully so. Colouring books for adults are touted as a therapeutic activity to de-stress and increase mindfulness. They’re dominating best-seller lists and compelling countless grown-ups to find art supplies to colour with.

Daniel Swanick

November 1, 2016

Art & Design Marketing Video

Everything designers need to know about the golden ratio

Good designers are always on the hunt for the latest tools to help them step up their game—whether it’s a new app or the latest Adobe update. Yet some of the best design tools are actually those that have been around the longest.

Daniel Swanick

October 5, 2016

Graphic Design Infographic Work & Productivity

When an architect bakes desserts, this is what you get

Dinara Kasko isn’t your everyday pastry chef. In fact, she’s actually an architectural designer. So what happens when an architect likes to bake? Apparently, incredible things. She creates pastries by approaching them as if they were buildings.

Daniel Swanick

September 30, 2016

Art & Design Food & Beverage

Make reading magical with glow-in-the-dark bookmarks

Want to find your book in the dark? These bookmarks glow in the dark after briefly being exposed to light.

Daniel Swanick

September 19, 2016

Art & Design Technology & Innovation

Spectacular triangle mountain cabin sits the edge of a cliff

Are you looking to unplug and find a cabin in the mountains to relax? Based in Hamburg, Germany, architect Matthias Arndt has created a stunning concept named the Triangle Cliff House that rests on the edge of a fictional cliff.

Daniel Swanick

September 14, 2016

Art & Design Nature

Everyday Backpack surpasses Kickstarter goal by 1200%

With comfort and functionality as priorities, lots of people now use backpacks for their everyday commute. Just throw it over the shoulders and go. You probably think that there’s not a lot of room to improve here. Well, that’s where you’d be wrong. These new Kickstater backpack is designed…

Daniel Swanick

September 13, 2016

Art & Design Fashion & Beauty Technology & Innovation

Create your own furniture using SPYNDI locking sticks

You can now build your own furniture in any shape you wish with locking wooden sticks.

Daniel Swanick

July 18, 2016

Art & Design Technology & Innovation

Cheryl Lee’s magical forest inspired jewellery

Allowing our minds to escape into fantasy can be entertaining, distracting, frightening, or even arousing. That escape into our inner world allows us to rehearse the future and imagine new adventures without risk. Thus, it allows the mind to roam freely and aid creativity.

Daniel Swanick

July 12, 2016

Art & Design Fashion & Beauty Nature

Memes that highlight the real struggles of designers

Working as a designer isn’t as glorified as many of us like to make it out to be. Sure we sit behind our fancy computers with huge screens, designing pretty images; however working in design can also be one of the most stressful, involving and cutting edge…

Daniel Swanick

June 30, 2016

Humour Work & Productivity