The Elements of Design

Elements of Design from matt greenwood on Vimeo.

In just 50 seconds this animated video will illustrate the standard elements of design. These traditional elements of design are taught in design programs and if you know nothing about design and these elements then spend 50 seconds to learn something today.

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African Fractals

A fractal is a pattern that repeats itself at different scales. It is ideal for modeling nature: a tree is a branch of a branch of a branch; mountains are peaks within peaks; clouds are puffs of puffs, and so on. But modern computer scientists aren't the only ones to use fractals: Africans have been using them for centuries to design textiles, sculptures, architecture, hairstyles and more. In this website you will learn how fractal geometry is used in computing and science, and apply that knowledge to simulating African designs.

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Abandoned Subway Stations in New York City

Abandoned Stations: Interesting look at New York's subway system. And remember this: "Please don't wander into non public parts of railroad tunnels. It is against the law, and it is dangerous."

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Paper Toys - Paper Cut-Outs

Paper toys, models, cut-outs and more. Here's a small list of the items you find at this site:

Wrigley Field
U.S. Capitol Building
Mississippi Queen Riverboat
Tyrannosaurus Rex
'Old Glory' Desktop Animated Flag
Frank Lloyd Wright House
Neuschwanstein Castle
Sydney Opera House
Bruce Lee Paper Doll
White House
World Trade Center Complex
'If You Ever' Card
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Angkor Wat
Bill Gates' House
Chrysler PT Cruiser
Taj Mahal

Visit: Paper Toys - Paper Cut-Outs - Custom Paper Models at
PaperToys.com

The Museum of Online Museums

"At the Museum of Online Museums, you will find links from our archives to online collections and exhibits covering a vast array of interests and obsessions: Start with a review of classic art and architecture, and graduate to the study of mundane (and sometimes bizarre) objects elevated to art by their numbers, juxtaposition, or passion of the collector. The MoOM is organized into three sections.

The Museum Campus contains links to brick-and-mortar museums with an interesting online presence. Most of these sites will have multiple exhibits from their collections (or, in the case of the Smithsonian, displays of items not on display in the Washington museum itself).

The Permanent Collection displays links to exhibits of particular interest to design and advertising.

Galleries, Exhibition, and Shows is an ecelctic and ever-changing list of interesting links to collections and galleries, most of them hosted on personal web pages. In other words, it's where all the good stuff is."

The Museum of Online Museums