Visual Design
Visual design approaches to architecture, urbanism, and spatial communication projects.
Visual design encompasses the aesthetic and communicative strategies that shape how architectural and urban projects are perceived and understood. This includes graphic systems, material expression, spatial narratives, and the visual frameworks that guide user experience across built environments.
The community explores visual design through large-scale urban interventions, adaptive reuse strategies, and conceptual projects that use visual language to address resilience, heritage, and city systems. Work ranges from tower and parking redesigns to mural applications and urban diagnostics that communicate complex ideas through visual means.
Open competitions in Visual Design
See all Visual Design competitionsIllustrate the lost glory of Angkor Wat - Render Challenge
Deconstructivism - Illustration Design Challenge
Challenge to illustrate a Contemporary Castle
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View all 22 journalsBeyond Recognition: How Danting Li Contributes to the Design Industry Through International Judging
Danting Li brings her multidisciplinary design expertise to international judging, contributing thoughtful perspectives on creativity, innovation, and excellence across design, technology, and business.
Blueprint of a Letterform: Artack Regular and the Architecture of Type
Exploring the shared language of structure, space, and functionality through Danting Li’s award-winning Artack Regular typeface.
Design Systems for Architects: What Graphic Designers Know That Architects Can Borrow
Exploring how the systems-thinking behind graphic design can help architects create more coherent, adaptable, and human-centered built environments.
The Power of Negative Space: What Screen Margins Teach Us About Light, Void, and Breathing Room in Buildings
How negative space, from screen margins to architectural voids, creates room for light, clarity, movement, and reflection.