After doing the data visualization readings, I was inspired to discover more projects and stumbled across a brilliant 2008 campaign for WWF Japan titled “Population by Pixel” that depicts endangered species populations by the number of pixels in the image. Every pixel represented one animal left in the wild and Read more…
I love watching true crime documentaries, so when I stumbled across this documentary on an $80 million dollar fake art scandal in 2011 centering around New York’s Knoedler on Netflix, I was immediately intrigued. It was captivating, humorous, and I was shocked at how the whole story unfolded. It got Read more…
As a nursing student, I am constantly bombarded by different health infographics in my courses and in the clinical and hospital settings. From a public health standpoint, I find infographics extremely effective in engaging an audience and imparting important information that can otherwise be difficult to represent quickly and clearly. Read more…
Places for immersive, interactive, and innovative art like Artechouse and Philadelphia’s own Wonderspaces have risen in popularity recently. I’ve personally been to Artechouse in NYC and it was a pretty trippy, ethereal experience that I really enjoyed and made me rethink the ways we experience art. Have you been to Read more…
In our discussion and exploration of color this week, I stumbled across one of those quirky, Buzzfeed-esque online quizzes that reveals your “true” essence or personality. This time, your sense, perception, and preference of color supposedly revealing your mental age. I was excited to find out. The result? The quiz Read more…
Did you know that the the Ancient Egyptians are known to be the first florists? They utilized floral arrangements in ceremonial wreaths and garlands for burials, processions, and other religious ceremonies. Floral design dates back to prehistoric times, and we can see much of the influence on contemporary design today. Read more…
Next Friday, Feb 12th 2021 is Chinese Lunar New Year!! My parents visited and dropped off some red envelopes as part of our tradition of celebrating Chinese New Year as a Taiwanese family and I was prompted to think about all the red envelopes I have collected over the years Read more…