Clocks are one of the oldest design playgrounds, and yet most of us still live with the same two-hand layout we grew up with. Designers keep trying to find new ways to visualize time, sometimes at the cost of instant readability. The Trace Line Clock is a small desk piece that connects hours and minutes with a single, constantly changing line, turning the familiar dial into something that feels a little more like a drawing.

The Trace Line Clock is a minimal, 3D-printed desk clock by Hye-jin Park that uses one continuous hand to show both hours and minutes. The inner end of the line rides an inner circle for the hour, while the outer end rides an outer circle for the minute. As time passes, the line’s angle and length shift, so every glance shows a new geometric relationship between the two.