From various sources I have learned that mandarins are the original, from China, and were rather fancy and therefore only suitable for high society, which included mandarins (bureaucrats).

Satsumas are a type of mandarin cultivated in the Japanese district of Satsuma.

Clementines are named after Father Clément Rodier who may have cultivated the variety himself.

And tangerines are so named as being from Tangiers in Morocco, one of the places where mandarins were first imported into Europe.

Origins of mandarins

Basics to consider for your photo and drawing composition. It has a long history.

Compose with the rule of thirds

Ways that we adapt to the world without thinking. Coined by Jane Fulton Suri of IDEO, including her nifty book with a ton of examples. Typically great inspiration for design.

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