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100 Examples of Using Paper Art

ncode · Jan 11, 2018 ·

100 Examples of Using Paper Art

It is the people’s nature to continue improving things around, like making something unusual than the ordinary. For example, on paper, a very basic material.

Many individuals assume that papers in relation to arts are only limited to sketching, drawings, or the paper folding skills known as the art of origami. But these are just understatement with the growing number of artists out there that showcase their creative art pieces with just the use of papers.

The artwork made by combining and shaping of the various types of papers under a great precision is made by a paper sculptor. It is different from how origami is made. Paper sculptures are created out a lot of papers instead of one and for once, it is the core subject while the rest are just tools.

This article presents samples of interesting paper sculptures and the creator behind it. It illustrates how this work of art can be inspired by anything, beginning from scratch or garbage of papers. This post hopes that your understanding and view of this type of art will be much deeper.

Polly Verity

Polly Verity is an artist from Edinburgh, Scotland. Polly’s paper sculptures vary from miniature to gigantic size and they are complex. Her creations are often based on some mythological characters. The title of her works includes Harpy and Skull.

Jeff Nishinaka

Jeff Nishinaka is a paper sculptor and a graduate of The Art Center College of Design located in Pasadena, California. He has a unique way of presenting 3-Dimensional forms which made him earn his magnificent profile and a large number of clients. He was awarded to receive a commission from his college as well. Nishinaka’s works include the Chinese Warriors, Bridge, Noah’s Ark, Tiger, and Writer.

Elsa Mora

Elsa Mora, on the other hand, is a known multimedia art creator who is born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Mora is the owner of Etsy online shop established in 2007. She also won some prestigious award for her prolific artworks. Her creations include the following: Dress With Teddy Bear and the Bee.

Cheong-ah Hwang

In the year 2000, Cheong-ah Hwang became famous with her self-taught paper sculptures. She focuses on the tension between 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional, as well as the material’s versatility. She currently started making prints and illustrating fairy tale-based artworks. Another type of art that she is into now is the layer of dimensional illusion created by printing paper sculpture images on paper.

Cheong-ah Hwang’s works include Obi-Wan Kenobi, Hummer Hibiscus, and Red Riding Hood.

Calvin Nicholls

Another famous paper sculpture artist is from Canada, Calvin Nicholls. At first, he did not consider paper sculpting his priority and specialty, not until he discovered that papers are a great medium to convey his passion for wildlife into magnificent artwork. One of his notable successes is his sculpturing collaboration with the children’s book writer Rafe Martin in 2002, the book was published by Arthur A. Levine.

The title of his works includes the Owl, Eagle, and the Lion.

Ray Besserdin

Last but not the least is 8. He is a graduate of La Trobe University where he majored in Biological Science. What he does in the art industry is a complete opposite of what he studies, but his passion for art, particularly on making paper sculptures, has become his life career. His works include The Secret Mountain Hideaway of the Unicorn, Nature, and Commemorating Dick Johnson.

5 Vital Web Design Guidelines, A Must-Have for Every Professional Site

ncode · Jan 3, 2018 ·

5 Vital Web Design Guidelines, A Must-Have for Every Professional Site

A successful website is not just about its thought-provoking web content or its compelling web-design. It should have a unique style that also feeds on its functionality and the user experience while being easy to understand at first sight.

Online users only have a very minimal attention span. They are people who have different style preferences. With this, you should know the rules to follow when planning the design of your website. In relation, this article offers some guides that will help you be in the right direction that will also turn your audiences to clients.

Guide No. 1: Design while thinking about its visual hierarchy.

With technological innovation in the forms of smartphones and computer screens and its power to display information, the key task of every web designer is to arrange the web content in a clear manner. Again, the online audience has a very limited attention span, so you only have seconds to minutes to grab their attention and inform them what the website is about.

Once you established the clear hierarchy of information, the visitors will probably unconsciously follow the steps you have left for them. You can maximize the use of contrast, color, spacing, and size for further accentuation, making sure that it is always intentional and remaining conscious of what draws your audience attention to your page.

Guide No. 2: Create a minimalistic homepage.

Online visitors rarely read every written word on a site. They would rather scan the pages checking out terms or keywords. With this given behavior in mind, it is better to invest in emotional appeal than the word count. The fewer words a website has, the better your audience will be able to process and evaluate the information in front of their monitors or screens, which will make them take action more. Experts’ also suggest the use of icons and images as another way to deliver the message you want to convey.

Guide No. 3: The website should have easy to read content.

The keyword here is readability. This measures how easy it is for the readers to identify words, phrases, and sentences. If you have a website with a high readability score, this means that your users will be able to take in the details in the text hassle free and will be able to efficiently scan your website without too much effort.

Also, remember to apply the following tips: use the font family of sans-serif, limit the number of different fonts to three, you can’t read what you can’t see, and lastly, contrast is the key.

Guide No. 4: Make sure that your site is easy to navigate.

One great advantage of easy to navigate website is that it helps search engines index the inclusive content while improving the user’s experience at the same time.

A solid navigation may include one or more of the following: a logo that is linked to the homepage, well-placed menu (the top area is the best location), availability of vertical navigation, and maximize the use of your footer area which can also include the site’s contact and other online information.

Guide No. 5: Be mobile friendly.

Today is the mobile era. With this, it is vital for your website to be mobile friendly so that your visitors can see the web content even while they are on the go. Choose a platform that offers not just the desktop version of your site but the ones with a responsive system that is also mobile friendly.

To check, put yourself in the user’s point of view by testing every page, links, button and more. Browse your site both using your computer or laptop and your smartphone.

To conclude, always be on the look for inspiration. In terms of designing a website, inspiration is the key part of the creative process. Therefore, it is vital to be aware of every possibility available.

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