These gorgeous images are actually not designs – they are shots of alcohol under a microscope.

Using the chemistry labs at Florida State University, the company Bevshots has produced stunning photos of alcohol magnified up to 1000x.  The above pictures (dry martini, tequila, and champagne, respectively) are the result.  I was shocked to find out that these were actual photographs and not designs; I use them as desktop and website backgrounds all the time.  What really gets me, though, is that the vibrant coloring is actually a natural result of the citric acids and sugars in alcohol drying out.  Apparently all that’s used to enhance the shots is natural light.

You can actually order these as posters or get them framed; the article I found, with a bunch of other types of alcohol, can be found here: http://www.amusingplanet.com/2010/06/alcohol-under-microscope.html.

(All photomicrographs Copyright 1995. Michael W. Davidson and Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved)

GRA217 blog post, week #1