The Evolution Of The Alphabet, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design
Every week, we curate the best designs in art, architecture and graphic and product design so you can sit back and enjoy some beautiful works of creativity. Here are this week's picks:
A New Wave
168,000 used straws were artfully repurposed into two crashing waves of careless decisions
[Read more at Designboom]
Know Your Lemons
For years, Worldwide Breast Cancer has made it its mission to "radically change the picture of breast cancer." Emphasizing a need for awareness and accessibility, the non-profit organization has found success with Know Your Lemons—a clever campaign that uses the common fruit to show the signs and symptoms of the disease.
[Read more at My Modern Met]
Always Wear Layers
Van Herpen's most recent collection, Shift Souls, was showcased at Paris Fashion Week, and featured dresses that play with structure and color to blur the boundaries between fashion, technology, and art.
[Read more at Colossal]
Take It For A Sp!n
Playfulness aside, it's not every day that punctuation, or spinning tops, makes us this excited.
[Read more at Spoon & Tamago]
Evolution From A To Z
From Matt Baker of UsefulCharts, this chart traces the evolution of our familiar alphabet from its Proto-Sinaitic roots circa 1850-1550 BC.
[Read more at Kottke]
