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An Artist Draws Mythic Chimeras And Warrior Specters In Flat, Beardsley‑esque Illustrations That Bridge Antiquity And Modern Surrealism

Orphné Achéron is a French painter and illustrator inspired by antiquity, mythology and medieval times, drawing her name from the Greek river Acheron (underworld river) and Orphne (water nymph), who together fathered Ascalaphus. A Parisian art history and fashion graduate, she creates flat, stylised illustrations and paintings influenced by Golden Age artists like Harry Clarke, […]

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BrainBlink Fixes Doom Scrolling With 60-Second Brain Games

Architecture, Design

Tiny breaks in the day, waiting for a kettle, standing in a hallway, sitting on the toilet, tend to collapse into the same pattern. Unlock phone, scroll, refresh, repeat. It is not about being distracted so much as not having anything better that fits into sixty seconds. A small, self-contained game console can live in

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Codeebots Brings Physical Coding Blocks from the Classroom to the Maker’s Bench

Architecture, Design

Code education has a reputation problem. For a lot of kids, it means more screen time, more syntax errors, and more worksheets that feel nothing like the robots they care about. For many adults, it is too many tools, too much boilerplate, and not enough time to get from idea to working prototype. Codee, from

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card-sized smartphone brings back tactile typing using case keyboard with power bank

Design

Keyboard magnetically attaches to card-sized smartphone At CES 2026, iKKo brings the card-sized smartphone MindOne, complete with a snap-in case keyboard that revives the days of tactile typing. A modular device built around a physical keyboard, the case introduces a full QWERTY typing tool that attaches magnetically, transforming the phone into a seemingly handheld

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AtomForm Palette 300 3D Prints in 36 Colors With 12 Dedicated Nozzles

Architecture, Design

Desktop 3D printing has always promised “anything you can imagine,” but in practice, that usually means single-color PLA, lots of tinkering, and a trash bin full of purge towers. The gap between colorful renders and what actually comes out of most desktop printers has been wide enough to make many designers quietly give up on

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DuRoBo Krono Brings an AI-Powered Pocket ePaper Focus Hub to the US

Architecture, Design

Trying to read or think on a phone never quite works. Notifications interrupt articles halfway through, feeds wait one swipe away from whatever you were concentrating on, and even long reads become just another tab competing for attention. E‑readers tried to solve this, but most stopped at books and stayed locked into one ecosystem. DuRoBo,

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Artist Draws Haunting Graphite Worlds Where Women, Animals And Architecture Share The Same Fragile, Ghostly Grace

Design

Dasha Pliska is a Ukrainian artist and illustrator from near Odesa who works primarily in graphite, charcoal and pencil, creating monochrome drawings with rough textures, delicate shading and a strong sense of drama and “ghostly grace.” Her imagery often centers on women, animals and architecture: series like “Elements” show animals literally bound to instruments of

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Aleksandr Zhitomirsky Turned Photomontage Into Soviet Dynamite, Speaking Directly To Soldiers With Images That Cut Like Propaganda Knives

Design

Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels speaks through the Voice of America in 1950 by Alexandr Zhitomirsky Aleksandr Zhitomirsky (1907–1993) was a prominent Soviet graphic artist and photomontage master who created powerful political propaganda during World War II and the Cold War. Born in Rostov‑on‑Don and based in Moscow, he was inspired by John Heartfield

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Artist Reshapes Walls And Spaces With Explosive Typographic Murals That Turn Buildings Into Giant, 3D Messages

Design

Alex J. Fowkes is a UK‑born, Vancouver‑based graphic designer, artist, muralist and author renowned for bold, typographic‑driven work that transforms branding, packaging, installations and public spaces into immersive visual experiences. A First Class Honours graduate from Nottingham Trent University’s Graphic Communication program, he freelanced since 2013 after London agency experience, creating murals, sculptures and graphics

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Spectacular Underwater Winners from the 2025 reFocus Photographer of the Year Awards

Design

Underwater Photographer of the Year: “Radiance” by Remuna Beca Underwater photography carries a unique, almost otherworldly atmosphere that feels like entering a hidden realm. This year’s 2025 reFocus Awards highlighted that magic, with underwater winners presenting images that feel more like visual poetry than simple snapshots. Their photos capture everything from dramatic power to delicate

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