Art

November 5, 2016

Graphic Designer Reimagines Iconic Buildings with Kaleidoscopic Colors

Brooklyn-based “media-agnostic designer” Ramzy Masri believes in a “brighter world through design.” While this colorful approach is evident in his sleek and stylish graphics and bold typographic projects, it is particularly—and quite literally—apparent in #spectrumedit, his polychromatic collection of colorized buildings and scenes of city life. To create each vibrant piece, Masri starts with an architectural photograph that inspires him. None of the photos featured in #spectrumedit are taken by the artist.

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November 4, 2016

Vibrant Maps Beautifully Visualize the Feather-Like Flow of Rivers Across the World

When you think of a map, you most likely envision a collection of countries, cities, and roads—but there are countless ways to visualize land. Geographer Robert Szucs has done so using waterways, focusing specifically on river basins. To show their paths, he applies vibrant colors to the feather-like motifs as they extend across large areas of the world. Szucs takes us on a journey from the United States to South America to Europe to Africa.

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November 3, 2016

Artist Spends Hours on Ornate Mandalas Gilded with Gold Leaf

With each piece taking between 8 and 54 hours to complete, artist Asmahan A. Mosleh displays infinite patience and a steady hand in creating her intricate mandalas. Sharing her ornate work and the process behind each piece on Instagram, Mosleh creates her own patterns, building up the finished product in several steps. After tracing the original pencil drawing in ink, the detail work begins.

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November 1, 2016

Monthly Selects: Our Favorite October Finds

It’s time for one of our favorite monthly traditions—to recap some of the best things we’ve found over the past 31 days. Each of the products featured here are pulled from My Modern Met Selects, our site that celebrates diverse creative goods from makers around the world. October is widely considered the spookiest month of the year, and Halloween undoubtedly influenced our picks.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.