I shared the finished Picture of Dorian Gray cover earlier. This reel shows how I built it, one l...

I shared the finished Picture of Dorian Gray cover earlier. This reel shows how I built it, one l...I shared the finished Picture of Dorian Gray cover earlier. This reel shows how I built it, one l...

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Abir Odeh

• 9h

I shared the finished Picture of Dorian Gray cover earlier. This reel shows how I built it, one layer at a time, on the hardcover.

Seeing the wallpaper, frame, figure, and textures appear separately makes me notice what each one adds to the story. Which detail does the most work for you?

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Alaa

• 4h

Seeing it built layer by layer is amazing. The wallpaper texture adds so much depth to the whole mood!

Abir Odeh

• 3h

Thanks!

Julia Calabrese

curator• Sep 17

What if Google Maps had been designed in the 1920s? 👀

For the #revival challenge, I reimagined Google Maps through the visual language of Soviet Constructivism. Routes become bold diagonals, turns become oversized arrows, and ETA and distance become strong typographic statements. Navigation stops feeling like a quiet interface and starts feeling like a piece of graphic propaganda telling you exactly where to go.

Such a fun exercise in taking something extremely familiar and asking how differently it could have been designed in another time.

Your turn! What modern product would you send back in time, and to which era? 👀

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Artur Mikhov

pro

• Sep 18

Curious whether the diagonals fought you at phone size — Constructivist posters were built for one long look from across a room, while a nav screen only gets half-second glances from someone already moving. For your question: airline safety cards, sent back to 1960s Swiss...

Lynn Zeng

pro

• Sep 18

A favorite prompt of mine: "Use the image as the first frame and watch it transform into something unexpected."

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Farah | AI Native

• Sep 18

Good Work!

KEEMIE TECH

• Sep 18

🙌

Filip Panov

max

• Aug 13

Is sketching part of your creative workflow or we've forgotten what it feels to be human?

Depending on the projec's scope, I normally like to explore my ideas on paper before I come up with the best solution. And no, they're not perfect. They are rough and messy, my goal is so...