Seed Crystals
A weekly dose of novelty to boost your creativity.

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15
Jul

July 15

a "stag", a color atlas, a barber shop, and a high fashion cape
2 min read
08
Jul

Bird Factory

beautiful birds, computer art, lighting design ideas, and bats!
2 min read
24
Jun

Powder Taster, Powder Tester

gun powder, massive Mayan fish traps, seasonal morality, and a sculptor of light
2 min read
17
Jun

Hypermodern naked bodies

naked titans, luxury literature, world-changing slime, and a forgotten genius
3 min read
10
Jun

Neuron doctrine

neurons from a dog's nose, Victorian photocollages, card tricks, and the definition of beauty
5 min read
03
Jun

A boxing stag

a "stag", a color atlas, a barber shop, and high end Victorian greeting cards
3 min read
26
May

"the prism of cross-cultural pollination"

a Japanese design magazine from 120 years ago, Australian kakapos, the evolution of work, and a pregnant pope
4 min read
19
May

A system of identification

the first mugshots, linguistic hoaxes, gemstone amulets, and fabric detectives
4 min read
12
May

Figurative wealth

beautiful bronze artifacts from African gold traders, formerly extinct apples, a great American sculptor, and the slightly contentious oral history of an album cover
4 min read
05
May

"It stood tall during immense chaos"

a modular lighthouse, talking crocodiles, the history of pockets, and a record Guinness World Records refuses to track
4 min read