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Ian Stevenson: Microsoft Messenger Book Series
Ian Stevenson was recently commissioned to illustrate 4 books for Microsoft by Love Creative. You can see an online version by clicking here.
No comments. Posted by adria in books, rant on 4 October 2008.
This past Thursday I went to L.A to see the loudest, most awesome show I’ve been to thus far. Read more. →
1 comment. Posted by adria in music, rant on 4 October 2008.
Fill/Stroke Supports Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
I would like to take a moment to express our views of the upcoming election. Though it may be obvious in our posts, we here are all supporters of electing Barack Obama. We believe he is the best option for our country, given the past 8 years that we’ve all been put through. He supports a new direction away from our current downward spiral, both economically, as well as in foreign policy. John McCain, though a good man, is not right for the position of President, least of all with a running mate as ignorant and corrupt as Sarah Palin.
This post, this public support of a candidate will likely beg the question “Why are you talking about this here? Why are you talking about politics on your design oriented blog?”
The first reason is the importance of being part of an alternative media from (i.e. blogging, the internet, social networking media) and adding relevant, thoughtful and timely information and opinion, to counteract the simple-minded and incorrectly focused news casting methods of the television media.
Another reason ultimately connects in large part to our general approach to design as a profession:
Design is more than design.
This might seem like a redundant and pointless statement, but its importance can be seen through some explanation.
Design is affected by everything. Being a designer who only reads design blogs, design books and looks at other designers work, will become a mimic, an uninformed, and therefore, unimportant, part of a large body of thoughtless, meaningless design work.
Being part of the global community, being an active member in all parts of society, life and the future are how designers can really affect the world through their work. One track mindedness only leads to repetition and uninspired end products.
I personally find that reading about science, politics, societal trends, global connectedness, the ideas of how language is formed and interpreted, advancements in developing countries, etc etc etc all effect me as a person and me as a designer. My magazine list doesn’t just include Print and Creative Review and Dot Dot Dot. It includes Seed, Scientific American, The Economist, Skeptic Magazine, Buffalo Beast, and many others unrelated to design at all.
So, while we are a design magazine, while we focus and live and breathe design and those things directly related to it, we find that all of what we are, all of what we do, can benefit from a broader intelligence level and a broader, more rounded interest collection.
With that being said, here is a list of links talking about issues related to the campaign. We will continue to post reasons for our views, articles that we find express ideas we believe in, and in general try and point out the reasons you should vote for Barack Obama.
We fully appreciate feedback and debate here.
Letter to McCain Supporter Pt 1
Letter to McCain Supporter Pt 2
100 Reasons Not To Vote For McCain
3 comments. Posted by md in politics, rant, writing on 18 September 2008.
I just read an AP article about how the United States federal budget deficit is nearing “$407B”.
Just spend one minute really considering that amount of money. 407,000,000,000.00$
I think it should be a federal law that any time you request a large amount of money you have to write out (including all zeros) exactly how much we’re already in debt.
That is all.
No comments. Posted by tanner in opinion, rant, ridiculous, visualization on 9 September 2008.
I could list plenty of reasons as to why I love Milton Glaser. And I know Tanner could add to the list too. But this clip, even though it’s relatively old, will do for today. Just listen to the man talk.
1 comment. Posted by adria in opinion, rant on 3 September 2008.
America Is F*cked…….(Graphically at least) from Jess Gibson on Vimeo.
2 comments. Posted by md in rant on 2 September 2008.
I tried buying some instant Polaroid film yesterday, and was surprised to find out by the Ritz Camera clerk that Polaroid instant film is discontinued.
This may be old news to plenty of people Read more. →
2 comments. Posted by adria in photography, rant on 12 August 2008.
Cockroaches and the Eighties: Things that wont die.
I found this image gallery of a project about taking pictures of old boom-boxes and it reminded me, yet again, of something I’ve noticed that’s started to happen.
7 comments. Posted by md in motion, movie, music, opinion, rant, television, vintage on 8 August 2008.
IncSpring: One mans trash is another mans…trash.
Look at that tagline. Once you read it, you know that this site is going to be terrible.
IncSpring is a site that lets you sell unused concepts, contest entries or “new ideas” to interested parties. It is basically a garbage heap, recycling center of ideas that clients didn’t want, or the designer couldn’t pull off. It is a grab bag of unwanted, thoughtless brands.
Oh, and its ruining graphic design.
55 comments. Posted by md in interwebs, opinion, rant on 24 July 2008.
