Drawing
October 1, 2019

Disney Characters Are Breaking Through Another Dimension in This Artist’s Sketchbooks

Have you ever wished your favorite cartoon characters were real? Italian artist Luigi Kemo Volo illustrates popular Disney icons to look as though they’re coming to life on paper. From Winnie the Pooh to Sleeping Beauty, he cleverly creates the illusion that each character is living between the lines of his writing pad. By redrawing straight, notebook lines in a variety of playful perspectives, Volo produces visual distortions across the flat surfaces of the page.

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Architecture
September 27, 2019

Zaha Hadid Architects Creates World’s Largest Single-Building Airport Terminal in Beijing

Zaha Hadid Architects has completed yet another stunning project in China's capital with the opening of the Daxing International Airport (PKX). Created to help alleviate congestion in Beijing's existing airports, which are operating at full capacity, the 700,000-square-meter (7.5-million-square-foot) passenger terminal will start by serving 45 million travelers. By 2025 it will accommodate 72 million passengers and the architecture has been planned to expand to an eventual 100 million. Located 46 km (28.5 mi)

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DIY
September 26, 2019

You Can Craft Your Own Crochet Freddie Mercury Doll Thanks to This Free Online Pattern

If you’re a Freddie Mercury fan, you probably have a few Queen albums and maybe even posters, but how about a crochet doll? Janine Holmes (of Moji-Moji Design) is an expert in amigurumi, the Japanese art of crocheting small, stuffed yarn creatures. Luckily for Queen aficionados out there, she created a pattern for creating your own DIY Freddie Mercury doll, and it’s available to download for free!

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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.