The best rap album covers are a hot topic, and for good reason. The genre has come a long way, and the cover art is a great testament to that. The album cover often sets the tone for rap albums, and ...

This is the second part of a 2-part essay on “Aesthetic Chills.” Part 1 is here. In the first part of this essay, I looked at what the conditions are for “aesthetic chills” in general. But since this ...

You know, whenever we think about fantasy art, we really can’t help it, we think of vans. Yes, we know, Frank Frazetta is a real artist, he does great work, it’s best seen on canvas. But, come on.

Long before Andy Warhol’s Velvet Underground album cover — you know, the one with the banana — notable visual artists had been collaborating with musicians on the literal packaging of their sound. The ...

At the end of my essay last week on “Aesthetic Chills” (Part 1 and Part 2), I asked readers to write in if they had their own experiences to share. To my great pleasure, quite a few did. More than one ...

THE magnificent exhibition of classical Japanese painting and sculpture which toured the United States two years ago amazed the American museum public with its revelation of a tradition comparable in ...

SwarmSketch allows any user to vote on every previously drawn line and add a new line to the sketch. The final result is truly the collective vision of an independent group of line artists. The only ...

Design isn’t just about making things look visually interesting – it’s also about shaping functionality. Today there is a clear trend towards more attention to aesthetics and engaging user experience ...