7 Destroyed Architectural Wonders of the Modern World
We hear so much about the vanished wonders of the ancient architectural world, it's easy to forget about those of our more recent history, from the 19th century to the present. These train ...
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Crossed Up: 9 Twisted Swastika-Shaped Buildings
Swastikas are ancient symbols of positivity tarnished by a negative recent past, which explains why modern architects have generally avoided employing the hooked cross design in their blueprints. ...
Your Text Here: Messages of Light Displayed on Buildings
City dwellers are bombarded each day with the demands of advertisers, government, media and other groups that dominate communication, and their own voices can be lost in the din. Signs, images ...
A’ Design Award: 10 Worthy Winners from Around the World
Each year, thousands of designers from over one hundred countries submit works of architecture, furniture, packaging and more to be considered for A' Design Award. From the past two years of ...
QR Hobo Codes: Secret-Symbol Stencils for Digital Nomads
This project tackles what is probably the last place anyone expect to find a digital-age intervention: the centuries-old tradition of the mobile and homeless communicating via shorthand markers, ...
Transcending Tags: 16 Typographic Works of Urban Art
Street art began with names, letters and symbols scrawled on public surfaces, and those markings have become more and more complex over time. Today, artists explore the beauty of lettering ...
Movie Poster Minimalism: 41 Stripped-Down Examples
Modern society is built on a "more, more, more!" mentality that has leaked into movie marketing. Minimalist posters take a more bare bones approach. Minimalist posters are recreations of classic ...
Pretty Packaging: 15 Illustrated Boxes, Bottles & More
Flourishes, hand-written text, bright colors and amazingly intricate drawings draw us in to take a closer look at the packaging of soap, cider, wine, salsa, coffee and other products. These 15 ...
14 (More!) Masters of Incredibly Intricate Cut Paper Art
Billowing clouds of cut paper installations that cast dream-like shadows on a gallery wall, delicate paper drawings plastered on gritty urban surfaces, complex layered sculptures of hand-sliced ...
Literary Love: 12 Works of Book Art & Architecture
The meaning of a book goes far beyond mere printed words. Books are symbols – for knowledge, fantasy, curiosity and so many other things – and even in an increasingly digital world where many ...
