This recurring blog series will feature virtual gallery walks with staff members from The Corning Museum of Glass. Everyone at our Museum interacts with the collection in different ways depending on the job they do and the perspective they bring. Hear from fascinating people and learn about their favorite objects as they provide a virtual peek at some of the treasures in our collection—and make plans to come see them in person when we reopen! This next comes from Stephanie Carr, a graphic designer in our Marketing Department.

Growing up in Corning, I became quite familiar with The Corning Museum of Glass. From class field trips and student art shows, I found myself entering those large glass doors and finding something new that piqued my interest every time. Massive bowls of fruit, flying boats, and paperweights that contained miniature worlds were all so…cool! Now, as a designer and artist, I have a better understanding of what made those pieces and many more so visually appealing and memorable. In this blog, I want to highlight eight of these objects, and the elements of design they represent to me.

Disclaimer: No one can officially agree on how many elements of design there are (try googling it if you’d like a chuckle), so for the purpose of this post, I have chosen six elements: line, shape, color, space, texture, and size.