I've written thousands of articles on art, design, and culture across multiple platforms, including My Modern Met, Linearity, and Culture Trip. Check out some of my favorite posts below.
5 Pioneers of Early Animation Who Influenced the Future of Film, My Modern Met.
Before studios such as Walt Disney, Pixar, and Studio Ghibli, animation wasn’t exactly taken seriously as an art form. For decades, moving images were seen purely as a novel form of entertainment for children. Storybook narratives were visualized with shadow puppet shows, spinning fantascopes, magic lanterns, and flip books. However, it was these simple inventions that provided the basis for cinematography and inspired 19th and 20th century pioneers to bring their drawings to life, resulting in the first ever animated films. Read more
Get In Sync With Oskar Fischinger, a 20th-Century Pioneer of Experimental Animation, My Modern Met.
During the early 20th century, the animation world was dominated by Walt Disney and his ever-popular cartoon character, Mickey Mouse. But while Disney was developing a whole host of anthropomorphized animals, there was one avant-garde filmmaker who was doing the exact opposite. Read more.
Circling the Zoetrope, a Victorian Animation Toy That Helped Shape the Future of Cinema, My Modern Met.
Animation has a long and rich history that's full of many innovative methods for depicting the illusion of motion. Well before the advent of motion pictures, optical toys and handmade devices were used to entertain people during the 19th century. Read more
Explore a 16th-Century Italian Sculpture Garden Known as the “Park of the Monsters,” My Modern Met.
Tucked away in the forests and hills of Bomarzo, Italy, you’ll find Sacro Bosco, or as it’s famously known, Park of the Monsters. This 16th-century garden got its nickname due to the dozens of sculptures scattered throughout its seven acres, each depicting mythical creatures that seem to emerge from the earth itself. Read more.
Empowering Womxn to Skate and Create, Lola Magazine.
MBU Skatepark in Neukölln is filled with the sound of tiny wheels gliding across concrete, as skaters roll and snake through the outdoor space. We’re greeted by Sille Tødten and Franziska Datz, the co-founders of Hera, a project that aims to provide a safe space for womxn to “Skate, create, and smile.” Read more.
Quirk-pilled design: Why this unconventional trend is the new cool in graphic design, Linearity.
Quirk-pilled is a design trend that embraces imperfection, the unusual, and the wonderfully weird. This refreshing approach offers creatives and consumers a welcome escape from the conventional graphics and branding that dominate our screens. Read more.
