Platforms that elevate art and design

You could trek to Amsterdam, Santa Fe, and then New York, and you still aren’t guaranteed to see a Rembrandt next to an O’Keefe. Not so with “The Art of Color,” Google Arts & Culture’s second Pocket Gallery (the first was on Vermeer), which uses augmented reality to bring together great works from 33 museums across four continents—all organized by color. Bop around the virtual galleries, and stay on your sofa the whole time (pro tip: to get started, first download this app and click the camera icon). When you’re done, switch gears and check out new work from The Canvas Project, featuring custom pieces from emerging illustrators and photographers that “hang” as wallpapers in Google Meet. Discover David Hockney-esque poolside drawings and abstract photos of broken glass that will spruce up any video call.

Of course, art comes in all forms. We can’t wait to start writing headlines with Recursive, a brushstroke-inspired variable font made by Arrow Type for Google Fonts—just as soon as we get over its impressive technical specs and interactive features. Over at Google Trends, data-viz experts keep finding new and fascinating ways to display information according to shape, color, and motion. And it’s nice to see art direction front and center on the new Google Shopping site, which features arresting, monochromatic still life sets made by Montreal photographer Virginie Gosselin and the Shopping team.