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UAL student Shihui Li highlights animal extinction through sugar-spun folk art

Creative Boom

And that's certainly the case if you're applying for a course at University of the Arts London (UAL) , which prides itself in encouraging diversity in terms of everything from personal background to creative outlook and experience. This ancient Chinese folk art traditionally depicts animals of the zodiac or scenes from myths and legends.

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Code/Craft/Chaos: The Space Between Man + Machine in Art

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As the space between man and machine continues to grow smaller, design agency Here went to work exploring the rapidly evolving gap between craft and technology. The big question: Can technology help us make beautiful art? In doing so, Here paid homage to Vera Molnar, known as the pioneer of Generative Art.

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Universal Favourite crafts an inclusive identity for game-changing underwear brand Nala

Creative Boom

The visual language features unique patterns that are rich and ownable. This gives the brand a cohesive yet ever-changing asset that can scale into a product, evolve seasonally and thematically, and be animated for digital. Art direction and copywriting Regarding art direction, emphasising the brand's inclusivity was paramount.

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Pokémon and Japanese Craft Traditions Unite in a Fantastic Exhibition of 70+ Works

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.” All images courtesy of Japan House Los Angeles, shared with permission Two of Japan’s major cultural contributions converge in POKÉMON X KOGEI | Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft. POKÉMON X KOGEI is organized by the National Crafts Museum in Kanazawa and is on view in Los Angeles through January 7.

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'Never be afraid to make mistakes': Minkwan Kim on designing visuals for YouTube Music

Creative Boom

We chat with an independent designer and art director at YouTube Music about his inspirations, career trajectory, and the importance of learning from setbacks. If you listen to just a few episodes of Creative Boom podcast , you'll start to see a pattern emerging. When asked, 'What first got you interested in design?'

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Daniel Dewar and Grégory Gicquel Cultivate Connections Between Sculpture, Nature, and Craft

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For French artistic duo Daniel Dewar and Grégory Gicquel , notions of interlaced strands, patterns, ecosystems, and vessels shape their solo exhibition, T he Weaver and the Spoke, at Antenna Space in Shanghai. Dewar and Gicquel toy with the distinctions between art and function. The Weaver and the Spoke continues through May 11.

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The Superb Minimalistic Lineart Illustrations by Andrea Minini

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Italian artist Andrea Minini crafts intricate and detailed visuals that masterfully convey depth through simple lines. His technique centers on moiré patterns, which arise when overlapping lines create the illusion of movement or depth. More: Instagram , Behance Source