Which Came First?: The invention of the Rubik's Cube or the birth of Oprah Winfrey?The Arc de Triomphe or Vincent van Gogh's painting Roses?Elton John's album Greatest Hits 1970–2002 or the invention of the Blu-ray disc? The faster you can answer these questions, the more … [Read more...]
TIPster on Architecture
TIP's eStudies Program offers a class called Architecture: Reinvention and Design. It promises to help students "discover how architectural interventions can bring new vibrancy to communities and cities across the globe" and explore "case studies on successful adaptive reuse … [Read more...]
Art in the Digital World
If you're trying to find the starting point of art, you have to go back at least thirty-five thousand years. But things are a lot different now than they were when humans first started painting on cave walls. Among other things, we have an entirely new digital world to use for … [Read more...]
Crafty TIPsters
We're willing to bet that most TIPsters can dress themselves. But some TIPsters take it a step further and make the clothes and jewelry they wear, plus other crafts! We spoke to some of those TIPsters about their work. Tell us about yourself. RW: I am Renee Wang, and I’m a … [Read more...]
A Color Commentary on The Starry Night
This article was submitted in response to May 2018's Your Turn prompt. Painted in 1889 by Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night is one of the most recognized paintings in the history of Western culture. When I was thinking of color and art, my mind immediately thought of … [Read more...]