6 Principles of Visual Design.

The Oxford Dictionary describes “design” as the art or action of conceiving and producing a plan or drawing of something before it´s made. According to cultural magazine Frieze, design has had one unwavering role as an agent of change that can help to ensure that developments of any sort – scientific, technological, cultural, political, economic […]

Minimalism is simple.

Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is set out to expose the essence, essentials or identity of a subject through eliminating all non-essential forms, features or concepts. We are not talking here about simple living or minimalist lifestyle. Instead we will focus in […]

Brains and Information.

Despite centuries of scientific research, the inner workings of the brain remain somewhat of an unsolved mystery — especially the study of memory retention and the process of learning. But theories certainly exist as to how these complex processes work. Mindflash has distilled some of these ideas into an infographic that our brain will be […]

Antidisciplinary Attitude is the Way.

Architect and designer Neri Oxman proposes in her “Krebs Cycle of Creaivity” a map for four domains of creative exploration—Science, Engineering, Design and Art—in an attempt to represent the antidisciplinary hypothesis: knowledge can no longer produced within, disciplinary boundaries, but is entirely entangled. Inspired by the philosophical work of designer John Maeda this circular approach […]

The crypto universe.

A cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses cryptography to secure its transactions, to control the creation of additional units, and to verify the transfer of assets. Cryptocurrencies are a type of digital currencies, alternative currencies and virtual currencies. Cryptocurrencies use decentralized control as opposed to centralized electronic […]

Top transhumanist tech.

Transhumanists advocate the improvement of human capacities through advanced technology. Not just technology as in gadgets you can buy in your local shopping mall, but technology in the grander sense of strategies for eliminating disease, helping the world’s poorest, improving quality of life and social interconnectedness… Transhumanists tend to take a longer-than-average view of technological […]

The true poet is creative.

The french philosopher Voltaire, one of the main characters in the Age of Enlightmen, declared that “the true poet is creative”. Today it may seem strange to think of an author who writes verses that it´s not imaginative and ingenious, but to better understand the previously cited quote we must take into consideration the evolution […]