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An interesting article and photo documentation of some of the studies going on over at the Royal Acadamy of Art in The Hague
Dutch Design can be seen in one light, only design for designers themselves. On the other hand, its a reflection that Design can be pushed intensively to its best creative extent than just for commercial sustainability.
Full article: Cultures In Between
No comments. Posted by md in Uncategorized on 13 November 2008.
We believe that our representation in politics is a serious matter. It needs to be faced with rigour and seriousness.
Mr. Berlusconi, when you speak, you should represent the entire Italian population.
No comments. Posted by md in Uncategorized on 12 November 2008.
Postage stamps by type designers
The Offices of Kat Ran Press present a series of postage stamps designed by Neville Brody (pictured above), Wim Crouwel, Adrian Frutiger, Eric Gill, Erik Spiekermann, Hermann Zapf and the like.
Although a field that is often overlooked by bibliophiles and historians of printing and typography, several of the most important contributors to twentieth century book and letter arts have made significant contributions to the design of the seemingly modest postage stamp.
Its not every day I get a chance to say: I would be honored to lick nearly anything on this site.
(Via Zeldman)
No comments. Posted by tanner in exhibition, typography on 12 November 2008.
Political Monogamy by TruthThroughAction.org
No comments. Posted by md in photography, politics, sexy on 10 November 2008.
Raise your hand if you need one of these.
Via Behance Network
2 comments. Posted by adria in industrial design on 7 November 2008.
I found this on reddit. (I’ve no idea who the original source is. It seems there’s a URL in the bottom right corner, but the resolution is too low to read it.) Click for a better view.
UPDATE No leads here, but someone else was curious: Guess the URL
Forgive me for my lack of enthusiasm today about our President Elect. As heartening as such a victory is for America, it is marred by ignorance and leaves me feeling shame for my country at the same time. The election of Barack Obama to our highest office may seem to be the end of one form of bigotry, one form of xenophobic ignorance, but like a smoker who franticly chews gum, or an alcoholic who turns to drugs, we’ve just replaced one addiction with another, one prejudice with another, one form hatred and discrimination with another.
Yesterday, another 3 states banned gay marriage and a fourth denied some of its orphans the chance of a good home by banning the right for gays to adopt.
California’s ‘Yes On Prop 8′ had $25 million dollars donated by the Morman church, to “uphold the sanctity of marriage.”
I still have yet to hear an argument against gay marriage that is not directly tied to religion, and along with such huge support from a church, this is a reduction of everyone’s rights, not just homosexuals. This is church funding government, however much you’d like to deny it.
I am reminded, (and this comparison has been mentioned elsewhere) of the same arguments made against interracial marriage. The “lack of morals”, the “healthy upbringing of the child”.
I think the same people opposing gay marriage would be (and probably still are) the same people protesting interracial marriage, and I think its just as disgusting a group of people as was back then.
So as jubilant and excited as I might feel about the possibilities of the future with a President Obama, my excitement is held in check, realizing that a large portion of our country is treated as second class citizens, with no right to express their love in whatever way they choose.
6 comments. Posted by md in politics, social change on 5 November 2008.
You should be out voting. Go. Vote.
If you already voted, go do it again.
No comments. Posted by md in Uncategorized on 4 November 2008.
Amazon’s Frustration-Free Packaging
Amazon recently announced “Frustration-Free Packaging” which is recyclable, sans excess packaging materials (hard plastic clamshell casings, plastic bindings, and wire ties) and designed to be shipped in their own boxes without an additional shipping box.
They are working to, essentially, cut out the middle-man and not create the wasteful packaging in the first place.
We work directly with manufacturers to box products in Frustration-Free Packages right off the assembly lines, which reduces the overall amount of packing materials used.
You may not notice Frustration-Free Packaging right away. They point out “this is just the beginning of a multi-year initiative. It will take many years, but our vision is to offer our entire catalog of products in Frustration-Free Packaging.” Here’s to the future!
No comments. Posted by tanner in social change on 3 November 2008.
The above image reminds me of the importance of context within design. I honestly believe the general population feels they are looking past the issue of race in this election. However, its another ballgame when you get the opportunity to see Obama in the context of a white man and McCain in the context of a black man.
Mr Miessler wonders “would Obama even be noteworthy if he were white? Would McCain be in the race at all if he were a black 72-year-old”? I know your response; it wouldn’t matter to you because you’re above that kind of thinking. But, I want you to really consider the above renderings before you answer. Think of the candidates and where they stand on issues that matter to you, as you take it in.
Context is incredibly powerful, and this is an extremely good example of that.
Here’s some information on the renderings; from thecoolhunter.net:
Created by creative director - Tor Myhren from Grey NYC, the posters slice through the race issue between candidates - acknowledging that much of this campaign has predictably but stupidly been re-cast as a battle between black and white. Myhren’s powerful imagery rightly implies that this is all just distraction, seeking to refocus our attention onto what really matters - the issues.
1 comment. Posted by tanner in opinion, politics, social change on 2 November 2008.
