Very cool idea, but I'm not a fan of the site itself. Maybe I'm missing something, but for each image I view, I have to scroll down to the list of images to select the next one. A sidebar with thumbnails would be a much nicer interface. I'm not criticizing you for sharing this Veen, because it's definitely cool, but is anyone else a little uncomfortable with some of the designs? A pink triangle for hedonism? That kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The upside-down cross representing atheism seemed a bit out of place as well. I guess if you want to communicate a complicated idea with a single symbol, stereotypes go a long way. The artist managed to get away without it for most of the other concepts though. And if anyone wants to learn more about the philosophical concepts covered in these designs, check out the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. It gets pretty in-depth.
My quick notes on these: Regarding the designs Personally, I liked the designs where basic geometrical shapes are used in varying color, size and positions rather than those who refer to ready-made concepts outside of the design for their symbolic value, like the devil (mask), cross and dollar sign. I also agree with the critique below on "hedonism" design, referring to female body. Regarding the motivations These illustrations might have the capacity to be of use to people whose paths never crossed these concepts or philosophy in general, hopefully triggering an interest to follow up in more detail. It is at the same time very risky creating an aesthetic image and visual perception for works of thoughts (and it is increasingly common today) These are not album covers, these concepts which represent hundreds of years of thinking in human history should not be taken as lightly, falsely creating a belief that they can be understood with couple of designs followed by couple of articles. Additionally, some of them are straightforward misleading, such as the inverted cross for Atheism, and this is precisely the risk in applying works of thought to design principles. Does Atheism define itself through a religion, or is it inversion of religion? No. And why a particular religion? (Atheism and Anti-christ are not the same thing.) And thank you for sharing it. It has given me an additional idea on a theme I am working on.