The white-spotted pufferfish, like the bowerbird, uses design for romance. Over the course of a week, these tiny fish make an immensely detailed and complex circle of sand that can reach up to two metres in diameter, complete with geometric patterns, shells, and an array of sediments for flashes of colour. They design this art to attract a mate, to bring the next generation of pufferfish into the aquatic world. The ocean floor is their canvas. #designporn #uxdesign #designwee

From a bee’s honeycomb to the elliptical paths of planets, symmetry has long been recognised as a fundamental quality of nature.

Whether we realise it or not, design impacts every part of our lives.