The “Mozart Effect” is a widely-known phenomenon; it points towards music improving short-term memory, IQ scores, spatial reasoning, and more. On the other hand, lesser-known is the correlation between music…
Can we use “the ordinary”? Soup cans, crayons, shadows, and what makes them fascinating.
When something insignificant becomes extraordinarily beautiful. Mona Lisa, The Starry Night, The Water Lily Pond, American Gothic, The Great Wave off Kanagawa are some of the well known pieces of…
A chat with Emily Xie: Graphic Designer
What are the nuances of graphic designing? Find out from a professional graphic designer! Read graphic designer, Emily Xie’s journey into graphic design and learn about her opinion on pursuing graphic…
Inspiration for Artists
From the simple design of a cereal box to the details on your blanket, art is everywhere; all you need to do is look.
A chat with Stephen Silver: Character Designer
Going from caricature artist to character designer to teacher, Stephen Silver has had a wildly creative professional life. Learn about the intertwined nature of observation and art in this conversation…
A chat with Brooke Hopper: Adobe Designer
How does a finance major become in love with typography and graphic design? Find out from the Lead Product Designer of Adobe Fresco.
My Pride and Joy
Spat on, beaten, and in too many cases, slaughtered solely based on who we love and who we are. The LGBTQ+ community has not been treated fairly for a very…
Officer Oink!
Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, I have created a depiction of how many cops are currently being portrayed through this movement. Since the start of the movement cops…
Solidarity, Not Just Sympathy
This piece is based on the picture below, that breaks stereotypes about Asian, Hispanic, Black, Muslim, and Indigenous people. However; this does not include nearly all of the different ethnic…
Caged Connections
This illustration is an abstract representation of social connections after COVID. Despite the internet being a constant gateway to social interaction, after quarantine it’s felt more like a barrier than…