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Best Art Posts of 2015

From fun printables to graphic design books about NASA to photographs that look like graphic images, we shared a plethora of inspiring artwork in 2015. Take a look back at the top 10 posts you all liked the most:

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Best Art Posts of 2015

10. When Art Meets Transport: Stylish Bikes Inspired by Works of Art
Three custom-made bicycles inspired by influential works of art and design.

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9. NASA’s 1975 Graphics Standards Manual to be Reissued
As a way to celebrate the 42-year-old design, the NASA Graphics Standards Manual was reissued as a hardcover version of the original.

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8. Fresh From The Dairy: Color Palettes Inspired by Hayao Miyazaki’s Films
Hyo Taek Kim recalled childhood memories of seeing Hayao Miyazaki’s films and created a series of color palettes based on Miyazaki’s body of work.

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7. Say Hello to ZSO: Artist/Designer Sara Blake on Projects, Process + Portfolios
Find out how artist and designer Sara Blake, aka ZSO (hellozso), balances work, personal projects, ecommerce and exercise.

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Images from 40 Days of Dating Blog

6. 40 Days Of Dating: The Art of Relationships
Two designers and an experiment in dating turns into a full-fledged art project complete with a book!

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5. Sweet Graphic Design: Mr Printables
If you love paper printables and modern design, then Mr. Printables needs to be on your bookmark list!

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4. Sculptures Made from Repurposed PET Plastic Bottles
Czech artist Veronika Richterová decided to do something with PET plastic bottles and now creates life-like sculptures from the repurposed material.

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3. 300 Days of Emotion Color-Coded Diaries
Over the course of 300 days, Giestas recorded his emotions on the hour and documented them in a series of color-coded diaries called Soft Cover Emotions.

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2. Find Perfect Proportions Wherever You Go with This Golden Ratio Tool
The Golden Section Finder, designed for Areaware, is a thin, pocket sized card that helps you locate proportional perfection (Golden Ratio) anywhere.

And the #1 most popular Art post of 2015 is…

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1. These Graphic Images are Actually Photographs
Junya Watanabe’s Fall 2015 collection in photos by Erik Madigan Heck edited to be flat & one dimensional to complement the graphic nature of the collection.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.