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Skeletal Figures Conjure the Uncanny in Anatomical Paintings by Artist Jason Limon

Colossal

In an effort to make his otherworldy works more accessible, San Antonio-based artist Jason Limon began creating a substantial collection of small paintings in 2008. The artist tells Colossal that Fragments feels especially personal and serves as an exploration of ideas that often turn into larger projects.

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Nature-inspired innovations: Applying design thinking to biomimicry

UX Collective

Brown, 2008) As discussed in one of the ‘Foundations of HCI’ lectures by our deemed instructor Sai Shruthi Chivukula, the design thinking process is not a lightning strike moment of a lone genius. It brings the patterns, strategies, principles and functions found in nature to inform design. We are in fact nature. Emulate element? —?It

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DDW23: Kazerne Is Intertwining Hope and Design

Design Milk

.” The space adjacent to the main dining area was given over to three large sculptural pieces, two of which were by Eindhoven-based designer Grietje Schepers , who graduated from Design Academy Eindhoven in 2008. The three-dimensional form was created using an intricate pattern cut into flat felt with no waste.

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Best Friday Five Posts of 2021

Design Milk

Born in Rome, raised in Paris, and now based in Los Angeles, artist and designer Marc Ange is inspired by the surreal. Elena shared one of her favorite artists and a city that resonates with us. Eddie Maestri started designing homes in Dallas in 2004 before officially founding Maestri Studio in 2008. Photo: Diana Divecha.

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Tire Treads Twist into Braids and Knots in Kim Dacres’ Celebratory Busts of Black Women

Colossal

All images © Kim Dacres, shared with permission Artist Kim Dacres prefers materials with history, those with scars from the world and where, as the saying goes, the rubber meets the road. Photos by Max Yawney Dacres first used tires in 2008 for her undergraduate senior thesis show at Williams College. Photo by Max Yawney.

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10 Best Creatives from Argentina

Shillington

Hola Bosque is an illustration and design studio that was founded in 2008 by four designers. A graphic artist, illustrator and graphic design professor, Alan Berry Rhys has been a favourite at Shillington for a while now. The illustrated patterns take inspiration from nature and the very plants that will fill them. Hola Bosque.

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21 Famous Graphic Designers That Anyone in the Design Industry Needs to Know in 2023

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The former of which awarded her their 2008 Lifetime Achievement Medal. The building’s exterior featured large murals and sculptures created by women artists and the interior was designed to be a welcoming and supportive space for women.