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The Typographic Legacy of Microsoft
Microsoft isn’t the first company you’d associate with typography, but their fonts have done more to democratize typesetting than any company in the last half century. Today we look at that history through 10 of their most famous and infamous … Continue reading
Striving for Sustainable Design: Shinohara Tomoe / Designer, Artist – Direct Talk | NHK WORLD-JAPAN On Demand
In 2022, Shinohara Tomoe’s “The Leather Scrap Kimono” design won two awards at the prestigious ADC Awards in New York. She looks back on her career path and shares her passion for design. Source: Striving for Sustainable Design: Shinohara Tomoe … Continue reading
Monumental Bubbles Pop Up in Public Spaces in Atelier Sisu’s Inflatable Installations | Colossal
FEBRUARY 9, 2023. KATE MOTHES “Evanescent.” All images © Atelier Sisu The Sydney-based studio celebrates community interaction and joy in their vibrant, inflatable, bubble-inspired designs. Whether illuminated by the sun or spotlights, the undulating layers of Atelier Sisu’s playful installations … Continue reading
Explore Hundreds of Exquisite Botanical Collages Created by an 18th-Century Septuagenarian Artist | Colossal
FEBRUARY 5, 2023. GRACE EBERT All images via The British Museum Known for her scientific precision, artist Mary Delany labeled all 985 of her collages that recreate plants and flowers. At age 72, Mary Delany (1700-1788) devoted herself to her … Continue reading
Ornate Picture Frames Sprout Twisted Roots in Organic Sculptures by Darryl Cox | Colossal
FEBRUARY 2, 2023. KATE MOTHES “Winter.” All images © Darryl Cox, In Darryl Cox’s organic sculptures, gnarled tree roots or branches merge with the ornate grooves, patterns, and gilding of picture frames. The Bend, Oregon-based sculptor (previously) continues to explore the … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Ramblings, The Hills are Alive! Commoners Choir in Calderdale
Boff Whalley and Commoners Choir take Clare for a hike and a sing in Calderdale. Boff Whalley is best known for Tubthumping with the band Chumbawamba but now he’s a core member of the Leeds based Commoners Choir which he … Continue reading
