Design
June 20, 2019

Doctor Reimagines the Human Body as a Subway Map

We've seen some creative subway maps, but nothing quite as inventive as this scientific data visualization. Created by Tufts Medical Center resident physician Jonathan Simmonds M.D., this clever subway map takes riders on a journey through the human body. Basing his work on the traditional map of the London Underground, Simmonds has created 13 color-coded lines that move throughout the body.

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Painting
June 18, 2019

Artist Uses Thick Brushstrokes to Create Paintings of Plump Songbirds

Inspired by nature, artist Angela Moulton creates stylized bird portraits that are bursting with color and texture. Each impasto painting features abstract layers of thick brushstrokes that are built up to form each adorably plump body, perched on tree branches. Moulton splits her time between Illinois and Idaho, where she comes across the many different bird species that inspire her. “I paint a lot of North American birds because it's my home.

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Architecture
June 17, 2019

Guggenheim Museum: How Frank Lloyd Wright Brought His Masterpiece to Life in New York

What is significant about Frank Lloyd Wright's design of the Guggenheim Museum? Wright prized nature. In fact, if he had complete control over the project, he would’ve taken the Guggenheim Museum outside of Manhattan. In a 1949 letter to friend and collaborator Arthur Holden, he said, “I can think of several more desirable places in the world to build his [Guggenheim's] great museum, but we will have to try New York.

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