
Think like a tree
Biomimicry — imitating nature’s best ideas in our design of materials, structures, and systems — can provide huge leaps in our understanding when it comes to solving challenges. Example: How do we keep our buildings from being completely damaged during

Think like a tree
Biomimicry — imitating nature’s best ideas in our design of materials, structures, and systems — can provide huge leaps in our understanding when it comes to solving challenges. Example: How do we keep our buildings from being completely damaged during

Tents turn into jackets
In 2016, Parsons School of Design graduate Angela Luna designed a utilitarian collection of transformable outerwear to help address the shelter, flotation, and visibility challenges that confront refugees, “people who have been forced to leave their country in order to

Tents turn into jackets
In 2016, Parsons School of Design graduate Angela Luna designed a utilitarian collection of transformable outerwear to help address the shelter, flotation, and visibility challenges that confront refugees, “people who have been forced to leave their country in order to

3D printed candy machine
This machine sorts small candies (M&Ms and Skittles) by color. It was designed and built by Netherlands-based New Zealander Willem Pennings, who is studying Mechanical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology. He explains how the machine works on his blog:

3D printed candy machine
This machine sorts small candies (M&Ms and Skittles) by color. It was designed and built by Netherlands-based New Zealander Willem Pennings, who is studying Mechanical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology. He explains how the machine works on his blog:

Toy stories
Over the course of three years, photographer and journalist Gabriele Galimberti visited dozens of countries to create colorful images of boys and girls in their homes and neighborhoods with their most prized possessions: their toys. From Texas to India, from

Toy stories
Over the course of three years, photographer and journalist Gabriele Galimberti visited dozens of countries to create colorful images of boys and girls in their homes and neighborhoods with their most prized possessions: their toys. From Texas to India, from

Family Food Portraits
American photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D’Aluisio have traveled the world documenting that most basic of human behaviors—what we eat. Their project, “Hungry Planet,” depicts everything that an average family consumes in a given week—and what it costs. The

Family Food Portraits
American photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D’Aluisio have traveled the world documenting that most basic of human behaviors—what we eat. Their project, “Hungry Planet,” depicts everything that an average family consumes in a given week—and what it costs. The

From pollution to ink
At the MIT Media Lab, Graviky, we invented a device that captures air pollution. We turned this pollution into safe, high-quality ink for art.

From pollution to ink
At the MIT Media Lab, Graviky, we invented a device that captures air pollution. We turned this pollution into safe, high-quality ink for art.

The process
A video that explains the process a design process follows through in a professional advertising/promotial video campaign. From design brief to final cut.

The process
A video that explains the process a design process follows through in a professional advertising/promotial video campaign. From design brief to final cut.

Image retouching
When you scan in your drawings they may need a bit of cleaning up and adjusting. There are a lot of resources online to retouch images but my 2 recommendations are: Polar with a similar interface to Lightroom. Photoshop online . A

Image retouching
When you scan in your drawings they may need a bit of cleaning up and adjusting. There are a lot of resources online to retouch images but my 2 recommendations are: Polar with a similar interface to Lightroom. Photoshop online . A

MediBang Paint Pro
If you are looking for a similar tool to Photoshop easier to use and for free, MediBang Paint Pro is a good option. You can work with layers and a simple interface. It is specially prepared to illustrate comics and

MediBang Paint Pro
If you are looking for a similar tool to Photoshop easier to use and for free, MediBang Paint Pro is a good option. You can work with layers and a simple interface. It is specially prepared to illustrate comics and