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An Ocean of Books

All photos by Ossip van Duivenbode I’m a lover of books. My house contains shelf after shelf of books, some I’ve read, some I may read soon, and some I’ll probably never read but their title reminds me of something … Continue reading

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Intercept: Art On The Street

In our book Design: A Beginner’s Handbook we introduce the elements and principles of design. This blog is an off-shoot of the book – a place where we look at art, architecture, and design. In the book we devote a … Continue reading

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Design Advice: DO Sweat the Small Stuff

Several posts ago I wrote about small, humble things that have been the subject matter of significant art. Today I want to extend that conversation and talk about things that are even smaller…namely details – the little decisions and little … Continue reading

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What’s In A Line? Agnes Martin and Sean Scully

Here are two artists known for their paintings of lines and stripes arranged in simple geometric compositions. At first you might think that their paintings would look very similar but this is not the case. One artist makes compositions that … Continue reading

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The Gestalt Of Missing Pieces

When we look at works of art it’s common to think that everything has been fully developed and presented to us by the artist but generally this is not the case. Artists often leave some things incomplete, or they only … Continue reading

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A Simple Line

We all recognize a line. We read lines of text; we walk and drive down the line of a road; we stand in lines; we first learn to draw by coloring inside of the lines; we… Yes, lines are common … Continue reading

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A Brash Beauty: Jennifer Steinkamp Animates the World

Working with the same software used by film companies such as Dreamworks and Pixar, Jennifer Steinkamp creates complex animations that are then projected onto an architectural space using multiple projectors run by a bank of computers. According to Steinkamp’s bio … Continue reading

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