Recently, French duo Daft Punk announced their breaking up and retirement after a 28 year career. Besides being at the forefront of the electronic music scene, Daft Punk helped define the sound of French house music. Beyond their musical contributions, Daft Punk has also cultivated a history of visual excitement: Read more…
The idea behind NFTs was created for the purpose of empowering artists to exercise control over their work. Instead , many NFTs are bought and sold for the purpose of by celebrities and global tycoons. Many rich and powerful people are buying and selling NFTs as simply a way to Read more…
It feels like every single time I go on Instagram, I see another friend who’s visited Philly Wonderspaces. The recognizable glowing lights have been a permanent fixture on my Instagram feed since the first day I stepped foot on campus. Though I’ve yet to visit myself, I feel like I’ve Read more…
Pop singer Lil Nas X has been the subject of controversy following the release of his latest music video, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”, due to his use of Satanic imagery. His collaboration with fashion/art collective MSCHF has only fueled the fire: together, they sold exactly 666 pairs of Read more…
I recently found a Chrome extension called Muzli that changes your new tab to deliver relevant design stories and inspiration. As someone working on iOS development, my weakness has always been visualizing possible mock-up of user interfaces. I found the featured posts extremely useful to help me fill this gap. Read more…
I keep seeing Dada. I swear I’ve seen it everywhere now that I know what it is. It always surprises me that I never had a word for that type of artwork before this class and hadn’t really thought about what it was. Here’s an example that I saw today- Read more…
Cruise: An Artistic Drive-Thru Experience just opened up at the Wave Parking Garage in Atlantic City and will run through April 5th. Viewers can watch performances from renowned musicians, see the work of local artists, and dance threw a mass of bubbles. The drive-through provides different stations dedicated to different Read more…
Ocreations is a Pittsburgh-based boutique agency and classic design studio that specializes in marketing and conceptual design. They produce print and publication design, package design, branding and logos, digital marketing, web design and webmail, and environmental graphics. Recently, ocreations has donated a calendar design for “superheroes believe in miracles charity” Read more…
I just randomly found this awesome book in my house – I think my dad may have ordered it a while ago! I think I remember that one of the topics in this class that we are going to cover is data visualization, so this is the perfect book. It Read more…
Seeing the recent Oscar nomination in costuming for the movie Emma (2020), I was reminded of how much I loved the costume designs for this film. The colors and styles all worked cohesively in the film’s world building- this reminded me of our readings of visual literacy and communication models. Read more…