Source Design You Trust  Somewhere between an ancient civilization and a distant technological future, Olivier Pron builds worlds that seem far too enormous to have been imagined by a single person. His extraordinary science fiction environments are filled with towering alien structures, labyrinthine cities, vast mechanical installations, and architecture that appears to operate according to…

Source Design You Trust  A narrow stone bridge stretches across a bottomless canyon. A small flock of sheep follows a lone traveler past the remains of an enormous civilization. Somewhere in the distance, ancient towers disappear into the mist. These are the kinds of places French concept artist Florent Lebrun likes to imagine, and they’re…

Source Design You Trust  What will our cities look like thousands of years after we’re gone? British illustrator and concept artist Guy Warley seems fascinated by that question. His sprawling science fiction landscapes are filled with colossal buildings, abandoned industrial structures, ancient machinery, and mysterious civilizations. Some resemble archaeological discoveries from the distant future, while…

Source Design You Trust  Imagine a summer vacation where the sky is always pink, the ocean glows electric blue, and every sunset looks like the cover of a forgotten 1980s synth-pop album. That’s pretty much the world of British photographer Nathan Head, whose candy-colored landscapes transform familiar places into something wonderfully unreal. Swimming pools shimmer…

Source Design You Trust  Somewhere between the golden age of science fiction paperback covers and the spectacular visual worlds of modern cinema lies the work of Mikeron, the creative mind behind Spacejetters. His imaginative collection of futuristic landscapes, enormous spacecraft, alien civilizations, and interstellar adventures feels like an endless gallery of scenes from science fiction…

Source Design You Trust  Nature has a strange habit of looking completely unreal when you catch it in just the right light. Atlanta-based visual artist Jay Batchler takes that idea several steps further, creating atmospheric images of plants, animals, and landscapes that seem to belong to some beautifully unfamiliar planet. Crimson leaves glow against near-black…

Source Design You Trust  Ghostbusters, Disney princesses, Beetlejuice, and a certain marshmallow-loving monster might not seem to have much in common, but they all look right at home in the colorful universe of Mattson Creative. Founded by graphic designer Ty Mattson in 2004, the California-based studio has spent more than two decades giving some of…

Source Design You Trust  Some houses are designed to blend into their surroundings. Others seem determined to challenge gravity itself. The extraordinary residences of Spanish architecture studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos often manage to do both. Perched on dramatic cliffsides, suspended above wooded hills, or stretched across sun-drenched Mediterranean landscapes, these striking white structures look less…