Think Outside of the Airport!
When I first saw this image in the Washington Post, I thought these were modern-day, Egyptian Hieroglyphs, but no, they are the architectural diagrams of airport terminals. This is something I have seen but take for granted every time I fly. However, I thought this was so creative to recognize that these airport silhouettes could be conceived as artistic designs. Charles Cohan, a printmaker and art professor in Hawaii, who travels quite a bit, noticed these shapes in the back of many airline magazines. He’s collected 62 and has made 90 plates. This collection, on exhibit at the Curator’s Office in Washington, DC, displays diagrams of 43 airports. He’s on…
Cutlery Design
Is there an art to eating? Maybe with newly designed cutlery. Here’s an interesting video to watch about the latest designs in cutlery. Not only are they functional (some are and some aren’t), but the designs are very artistic and modern. The names: Knork, Mono Zueg, Ramen Spoon and Curveware are pretty innovative and the ergonomic aspect is very appealing. Here’s the story in the Washington Post Food Section.
Costumes and Murals (without Political Commentary)
Actually, I’m not interested in the political commentary associated with these murals, only the murals themselves. I came upon them quite by accident — when I was searching for this picture below in the Washington Post of the ballerinas’ costumes — and the online version of the front page featured these murals. Look how they help to enliven this run down area of Steubenville, Ohio and no one would necessarily expect to find them there. I really like this panoramic feature for viewing them as well, especially mute — with no political commentary. It was these NYC Ballet costumes, however, that caught my attention. I really like how the complementary…
