'Dripped': Striking Animated Homage to Jackson Pollock
A whimsical video examines the evolution of art and a painter's progress along a path of experimentation and self-discovery… More »
Maria Popova is the editor of Brain Pickings. She writes for Wired UK and GOOD, and is an MIT Futures of Entertainment Fellow.
A whimsical video examines the evolution of art and a painter's progress along a path of experimentation and self-discovery… More »
Kate Bingaman-Burt's blog turned book, Obsessive Consumption, captures the author's purchases in beautiful ink drawings… More »
A round-up of graduation talks filled with wisdom and inspiration, from J.K. Rowling to Steve Jobs to Meryl Streep… More »
First up in a new video series on literary treasures: a look at the beautifully designed World Geo-Graphic Atlas, from 1953… More »
A recipe for something nice to put on your coffee table: mix one part fresh fruits and vegetables and one part nude bodies… More »
An example of the design, reception, and transformative power of the bicycle, a simple machine that changed the world… More »
Questions and answers with Julia Rothman, whose latest project goes straight to the source of hidden creative processes… More »
The psychology of pleasure, a financial history of the world, how to analyze expressions to tell if someone's lying, and more… More »
The illustrator and designer captures the joy, frustration, and humor of daily life with smart, whimsical sketches… More »
An exercise in metadesign: a design book about design books points amateurs and experts alike to beauty and inspiration… More »
Leah Dieterich set out to write daily thank-you notes—about anything. Her blog, and book, show off a life-changing mindset.… More »
From Stefan Sagmeister to Yves Behar, a look at why famous creators create and where their inspiration comes from… More »
Everything from cutting-edge scientific ideas to a new philosophy of learning to art that honors living in the moment… More »
In her biography of an extraordinary woman, Laren Redniss uses an imaging process critical to the discovery of x-rays and radioactivity… More »
Strategically placed in London and other cities, Isaac Cordal's tiny figurines explore the nature of urban solitude… More »
A celebration of the thinker and Atlantic co-founder—and perhaps America's original geek—208 years after his birth… More »
A look back at Aaron Koblin's TED Conference speech, an introduction to data visualization and its relation to narrative… More »
Vintage photographic lantern slides show off the beautiful Egypt of the past that protests and instability have obscured… More »
A look back at the work of Dieter Rams, who taught people that design should be unimposing and helpful… More »
The LE GUN art collective's beautiful magazines have been hard to find—until now. A preview of a new compilation.… More »
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