Biomimicry
Editorial illustration
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Ipad / Procreate
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2021
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katakerekes
The design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modelled on biological entities and processes.
This topic grabbed my attention the last few weeks, and I have chosen some inventions and visualized information about the process of the innovation. My goal was to create infographics, which can capture the interest of people and motivate them to read the full story behind the illustration.
You can find more fascinating articles and stories here:
https://biomimicry.org/biomimicry-examples/
https://asknature.org/innovations/
and listen podcast about animals that makes us smarter:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xttw7/episodes/downloads
Bird-Friendly Glass
Inspired by Spider Webs
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ORNILUX Bird Protection Glass from Arnold Glas has a patterned,
UV reflective coating that birds are able to see, helping to reduce collisions with buildings.
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The Story Of Velcro
Velcro is a well-known example of biomimicry, one that is familiar
to both children and adults and changed our life forever
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Firefly inspired to make brighter LEDs
The nighttime twinkling of fireflies has inspired scientists to modify
a light-emitting diode (LED) so it is more than one and a half times as efficient as the original.
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