Strutting down the runway in the Tokyo Spring 2022 fashion show, Ryunosuke Okazaki’s designs are sleek and unique, with its roots in futurism. Ryunosuke is not an ordinary fashion designer- trained in graphic design at Tokyo University of the Arts, Okazaki applies symmetry and fine details to create wearable art. Read more…
Vexillography, defined as the design of flags, is an important but often overlooked part of global and cultural identities. The United States flag, for instance, has gone through many different iterations of its flag design, resulting in its current iteration with 50 stars and 13 stripes. But, like many territories Read more…
Recently, I applied for and successfully got into the design team of a Penn student organization called Unearthed. The club creates children’s educational magazines, one themed issue per semester, with exciting articles and immersive illustrations that hopefully get Philadelphia students more interested and engaged with science and learning in general. Read more…
Color sets tone. Color establishes importance. Color invokes interest. Color is a critical aspects of visual design, photography, and art. Interesting, monochrome designs, photography, and art do not detract from the tone, importance, interest, or visual appeal of a visual artwork. “Colour may show the actuality of a scene while Read more…
Henryk Berlewi, who lived from 1894–1967, was born in Warsaw, Poland and engaged in the creation of art for his entire life. He was a proponent of the Russian avant-garde movement in the early 20th century, alongside other Jewish and non-Jewish artists in Europe. His life, largely obscure because of Read more…
Why are Icons so Iconic? We see icons everyday in our lives and these magical and useful symbols are able to encompass words, meanings, and sometimes even abstract concepts in a simple ‘icon.’ “Icons are everywhere; some are so powerful and universal that we instantly recognise that they represent a Read more…
Emily is a recent college graduate who majored in design and is now using her skills to redesign and revamp the logos of major corporations. Her designs have gone viral and have taken the world by storm with many brands adopting and using her new logos. Here is an interview Read more…
During our presentation earlier this week, someone brought up a great distinction between design and art – that design serves a functional purpose whereas art is for appreciation and awe. That was an interesting point, so I did some more digging on what the actual definition and existing notion is. Read more…
A little over a year ago, when we were only a few months deep into quarantine, I decided to do something random. I hadn’t done it before, so I had no experience doing it. I didn’t prepare for it, and I wasn’t even sure I wanted to do it. For Read more…
When it comes to music, without a doubt, sound is key. We don’t listen to songs for their album covers—we listen because we love the melody, the lyrics, the genre, or any combination of these factors. However, even though we might listen to a song for its tune, oftentimes, the Read more…