Frank Lloyd Wright, born in 1867 was a visionary American architect whose influence reshaped the landscape of modern architecture. Growing up in rural Wisconsin, Wright developed a deep appreciation for nature that would later become a hallmark of his designs. | Continue reading
French existentialist Albert Camus, known for exploring the absurd, argued that accepting the world’s lack of inherent meaning leads to personal freedom and a deeper sense of responsibility in how we choose to live. | Continue reading
Søren Kierkegaard urges us to embark on a lifelong journey of self-discovery, encouraging us to live authentically and passionately in the face of life's inherent absurdities and challenges. | Continue reading
Friedrich Nietzsche was one of the most significant philosophers of the 19th century. His works challenged the conventional notions of morality and beliefs of his time, urging a re-evaluation of commonly held values and embracing a more self-determined way of life. | Continue reading
Edward Hopper was an iconic and one of the most eminent painters of the 20th century, known for his ability to capture everyday scenes with a profound sense of melancholy and introspection. His paintings explore the American spirit and solitude | Continue reading
Susan Kare is icon graphic designer, best known for her groundbreaking work on icons and user interfaces for Apple Computers. Her minimalist yet expressive user interfaces and playful pixel icons have become the foundation of contemporary digital design, significantly advancing t … | Continue reading
Joan Didion was an American writer and journalist, known as one of the pioneers of New Journalism. One of her famous essays is 'On Self-Respect,' in which she explores the concept of self-respect as taking responsibility and owning one's actions. | Continue reading
Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the United Kingdom and the United States in the mid-1950s and challenged traditional notions of art by incorporating elements of popular culture, consumerism, and everyday life into its creations. | Continue reading
Bauhaus was a German school that revolutionized the modern world by actively pursuing the realization of the concept of the "unity of the arts." | Continue reading
Art Nouveau is a unique artistic style characterized by extraordinary freedom of form. Art Nouveau aimed to synthesize art and craftsmanship, combining aesthetics with functionality, making it an eclectic style that transcends the traditional boundaries of fine arts. | Continue reading
User-friendly design and the creation of user interfaces are integral aspects of shaping positive interactions with technology. In their groundbreaking book, "User Friendly," authors Kuang and Fabricant delve into the comprehensive narrative of these design principles. | Continue reading
Futurism, an early 20th-century avant-garde movement led by Filippo Marinetti, aimed to revolutionize Italian society by rejecting the past and embracing modernity. Futurists despised tradition, championing speed, technology, and danger as symbols of progress. | Continue reading
Cubism, initiated by Picasso and Braque, stands as an impactful art movement that redefined form and space, challenging traditional perspectives and paving the way for innovative approaches to artistic representation. | Continue reading
Surrealism stands prominently as one of the primary currents in contemporary art, highlighting the irrational, subconscious, and dreamlike aspects of the human mind to create art that defied traditional logic and conventions. | Continue reading
The art of advertising is worth studying, and there’s no better way than looking at the greatest print ads from the era of “The Golden Age of Advertising“ | Continue reading
Brian Chesky is an industrial designer who is the CEO and co-founder of Airbnb. In his latest conversation with the CEO of Figma, Dylan Field, at Config 2023, he described how pushing design-driven strategies allowed Airbnb to succeed. | Continue reading
Resilient Bukowski's works offer various life lessons such as embracing authenticity, and uniqueness, pursuing passions, not settling for a life devoid of meaning or fulfillment, and embracing the imperfections and power of self-belief. | Continue reading
Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir wrote the Straussian Moment in the early 2000s, partially in response to 9/11 but also to challenge the foundations of modern politics that have arisen from the achievements of the Enlightenment. | Continue reading
Kamal Ravikant is the author and entrepreneur who shared his journey to self-love and acceptance in the self-published book “Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It”, which addresses the importance and urgent need for self-love in today’s world. | Continue reading
Steve Jobs captured a lot about life and shared many timeless wisdom and lessons on life, creativity, and curiosity, drawing broader conclusions that everyone can relate to and find universal truths. | Continue reading
Two years ago, I dropped out of the university and decided to try my hands at design. It turned out to be one of the best decisions in my life. Design shaped me and gave me an almost new identity. Here’s a short essay on why. | Continue reading
12 timeless lessons from “Your Music and People” a book on a philosophy of getting your work to the world by being creative, considerate, resourceful, and connected. | Continue reading
Timeless nuggets of wisdom and quotes on happiness from great and eminent philosophers and thinkers from ancient times to the 20th century. | Continue reading
Sam Altman is the programmer, entrepreneur, former president of Y Combinator and co-founder of OpenAI. He has a lot of insightful frameworks that can significantly improve our decision-making process and give us a bigger picture of success and value creation. | Continue reading
Ayn Rand was the Russian-born American writer and philosopher who proposed the concept of man as a heroic being with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life. | Continue reading
PayPal Mafia is the famous term for a group of former PayPal founders and early employers who brought PayPal into existence and then founded or developed a lot of successful tech companies such as YouTube, Tesla, LinkedIn, Yelp, SpaceX, Palantir Technologies, Yammer, and so on. | Continue reading
Paul Graham is a programmer, writer, and thinker, mostly known as the co-founder of Y Combinator - the world’s most successful startup incubator. Paul wrote many insightful essays from which I decided to draw a couple of conclusions about success, technology, and startups. | Continue reading
Republike is the decentralized, user-owned, and community-driven social media that implements web3 technologies and builds the new economy behind the content. | Continue reading