This story appears in the May 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. The hand is where the mind meets the world. We humans use our hands to build fires and sew quilts, to steer airplanes ...

Op Art, also known as optical art, is a type of art that features optical illusions. The way that lines, shapes, space and colour are used can fool our eyes and brain to see movement that is not ...

Omar Rayo was a Colombian artist best known for his geometric abstract paintings. Associated with the Op Art movement, Rayo distorted and overlapped forms to create a sense of vibrating light and ...

But this tutorial is very nuts and bolts ... There’s a lot here for the beginner, and even the old hands will pick up a tip or two.

These seemingly innocuous hand gestures are considered rude in many parts of the world. “Hand gestures can vary significantly in their meaning cross-culturally, with common ones in one country ...

Keen to try your hand at nail art? More and more nail artists are sharing easy-to-follow tutorials on social media. Here, we round up our favourite ones. At-home nail art has always seemed like ...

Their co-op experiences have been at top creative agencies, advertising firms, professional studios, automotive companies, research institutions, software companies, media organizations, professional ...

Here's a look. "Electric Op." Exhibit opens Friday, Sept. 27 at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, 1285 Elmwood Ave. If you want a quick reference point on why you should check out the Buffalo AKG’s ...

their hometown. Stepping into Ann Philbin’s shoes will be Zoë Ryan, the director of the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania. A show at the Grey Art Museum re ...

While the colder months may mean moisturizing your hands is top of mind, the weather isn’t the only factor that leads to dry, cracked skin. Washing your hands, using hand sanitizer and doing ...

Bryce Hoffman writes about leadership, strategy, and decision making. The hot-hand fallacy is a cognitive bias that leads individuals to believe that a person who has experienced success with a ...

Here's a look. "Electric Op." Exhibit opens Friday, Sept. 27 at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, 1285 Elmwood Ave. If you want a quick reference point on why you should check out the Buffalo AKG’s ...