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Dissecting deceptive patterns in nature and technology

UX Collective

Learning to spot the patterns. Image by DavidZydd (CC0), pixabay.com “There are only patterns, patterns on top of patterns, patterns that affect other patterns. Patterns hidden by patterns. Patterns within patterns. These are common ways we see patterns. Palahniuk (1999, p.

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In a Patterned Menagerie, Artist Anne Lemanski Stitches Printed Papers into Animal Forms

Colossal

Beginning with a copper armature, the North Carolina-based artist stretches vintage paper or patterns of scanned objects across a minimal metal form and stitches the edges together into a geometric patchwork. “Fennec Fox (Dog Star)” (2009), copper, ink on paper, artificial sinew, 17 1/2 x 14 x 12 inches.

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Parallel Universe by Simek

We And The Color

Born in 1985 in Chalkida, Greece, Simek (aka Christos Tzaferos) is a visual artist and graphic designer who has been experimenting with graffiti and street art since the end of the 1990s and he took up painting and photography in 2009. Christos Tzaferos studied graphic design in Athens.

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Creative Boom releases new exclusive prints by leading artists to mark Mental Health Awareness Week

Creative Boom

Our shop also builds on Creative Boom's mission: to celebrate, inspire and support the creative community, one we've championed since 2009. Her work is bold, colourful and weaves together patterns and figures with playful energy. I Feel Tender Toward The World by Fuchsia MacAree. Serene Bloom by Abbey Lossing.

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Patterns are good

UX Collective

Source: Tidbits A design pattern is a document that describes a common solution to a recurring design problem. According to Tibor Kunert (2009), using design patterns allows designers to quickly find solutions to problems using proven designs, rather than starting from scratch each time. Welcome to Design Patterns.

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Top 10 Logo Design Trends For 2021

Just Creative

2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009. Designers are dropping intricate patterns and overly complicated fonts. No massive lines or heavy patterns. Overlapping Geometry. Negative Space. Fine Lines. Past Logo Design Trends. Top 10 Logo Design Trends for 2021.

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A Montage of 64 Portraits Reveals the Wildly Diverse Characteristics of Foxes

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Back in 2009, Dutch wildlife photographer Roeselien Raimond snapped a portrait of a fox that always seemed to be squinting her eyes in contemplation. All images © Roeselien Raimond, shared with permission. “Foxes’ characters may differ as much as human characters,” she writes.

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