Insect Graphic Design

Mature Condition: Ovary of a butterfly Photo: Carl Struwe

Carl Struwe was a German graphic designer who became fascinated by the pattens in nature, especially those made visible by the microscope. His first “microscope art” was from the jaw of a whale in 1926. Subsequently, he photographed other subjects including butterflies and cockroaches.

Struwe is considered by many to be the “Father of Microphotography as Art”. Struwe constructed a rectangular mask to produce rectangular…

Source: Living With Insects Blog