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Weekly Design Inspirations #11 — Amazing Masks That Do Not Protect From a Virus
While the coronavirus epidemic continues to stress China and cause fear to the world, a video of an Asian lady wearing a mask being attacked by some stranger in NYC subway station became viral last week. Medical masks, in this case are important in protecting others from spreading potential viruses. Masks selected this week for this entry protect from revealing wearers’ true self. This also helps them sometimes to stay calm to preserve their true self, augment their own reality, or replace with a completely different personality. With this disturbing incident, I picked a few colorful and thoughtful masks that preserve characteristics that wearers chose to portray.
1 — New Species Masks by Lobulo Studio
Design studio Lobulo Studio designed four different masks for Grec (Greek in Catalan) Festival in Barcelona — with the concept of “new species”, each mask conveys different joyful personas that nobody has seen.
2 — Kaijyu Mask by Rio Kobayashi
Designer and maker Rio Kobayashi put together plywood with different colors to…
