The Art of Living: Design at Cell Levels
We respond to our surroundings with our senses, thoughts, emotions and perceptions. Design impacts how our neurotransmitters function.
Aidin Belganeh
- May 21
- 6 min
What makes something beautiful?
Introduction Beauty is a perceptual quality of ourselves and our surroundings that can give us a sense of pleasure and admiration. The...
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bluebeigedesigns
- May 26, 2021
- 8 min
Movement, Visual System & Motion Perception
Our own perception of motion does not necessarily match other people's perceptions, even when we observe the same visual stimulus.
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bluebeigedesigns
- Apr 2, 2021
- 5 min
As-Is or What-Could-Be: The Extroverts/Introvert Spectrum
In our previous articles, we discussed the processes our brain and visual system go through daily to register, digest information and...
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bluebeigedesigns
- Jan 12, 2021
- 3 min
Necker Cube: Design + Illusions
The perceptual reversals of the Necker cube are almost as if we see an automatic slideshow of all the orientations, one direction at a time.
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bluebeigedesigns
- Dec 15, 2020
- 4 min
Sfumato: Science & Art
The famous painting of Mona Lisa by Da Vinci is the perfect example of Sfumato. There is not one line shown with a clear border of its own.
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bluebeigedesigns
- Nov 30, 2020
- 4 min
WHITE: Experience Over Design
White does not remove clutter but rather it creates space for opportunities and imaginations that are yet to be fulfilled.
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bluebeigedesigns
- Aug 28, 2020
- 5 min
Colors & Visual Effects: How We See Color
Objects don’t possess any colors by themselves. Color is created by our visual system when visible light interacts with an object. So...
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bluebeigedesigns
- Sep 8, 2019
- 4 min
Business & Our Health: A Sustainable Living
According to EPA, an average person spends about 90% of their life indoors. That is equivalent to about 72 years of life.
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bluebeigedesigns
- Aug 25, 2019
- 4 min
Interior & Design: Sustainable Lighting
Lighting is an essential element of our everyday life and one of the most important components of architectural design both in terms of...
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bluebeigedesigns
- Aug 18, 2019
- 2 min
Monet & Water Lilies
In the late 1880s Monet rented a house with surrounding gardens in Giverny and after a few years he purchased the property and the...
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bluebeigedesigns
- Aug 4, 2019
- 6 min
The Story of Art: Constantin & Modern Movement
Art has always been one of the most profound and direct mediums of expression, not only from the artist’s point of view but the societies...
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bluebeigedesigns
- Jul 28, 2019
- 3 min
Japanese Zen Concept in Design
Early in March we discussed the ideas of minimalism and some of the principles and practices of Japanese culture and concepts like the Ma...
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bluebeigedesigns
- Jul 21, 2019
- 5 min
Interior Navigation Analysis: Art Studio
Over the past few weeks, we have covered some of the fundamental concepts and principles of design and interior and learned more about...
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bluebeigedesigns
- Jul 14, 2019
- 5 min
Concept of Space in Architecture & Interior Design
Just like art, architecture needs to satisfy more than just the pure functionality purposes of a design. The composition, the space, the...
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bluebeigedesigns
- Jun 30, 2019
- 4 min
Progressive Subtraction in Design
Progressive Subtraction takes the design through a systematic and deliberate simplification process.
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bluebeigedesigns
- Jun 23, 2019
- 6 min
Color, Science & Design
"Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment." Claude Monet
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bluebeigedesigns
- Jun 16, 2019
- 4 min
Japanese Interior Design
There are a lot of philosophies and terms in the history of Japanese architecture and interior design like Notan, Moya, the Ma, the Ken...
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bluebeigedesigns
- Jun 9, 2019
- 5 min
The Story of Art- Michelangelo & The High Renaissance
By the end of the 15th century we arrive to what Italians call the Cinqueccento, the greatest period of Italian art.
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bluebeigedesigns
- Jun 2, 2019
- 4 min
Women In Design
Design has always reflected the events and traditions of our society. We have seen how artists and designers of each generation led the...
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