January 2012
Graphic Design: Now in Production →
“This major international exhibition explores how graphic design has broadened its reach dramatically over the past decade, expanding from a specialized profession to a widely deployed tool. ”
Video of speakers on the show here.
Tour Schedule
• Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
October 22, 2011–January 22, 2012
• Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Governors Island, New York
May 16–September...
iPad Cases by DODOcase →
Handmade by a bookbinder to look like a book. But it is an iPod case! Also one for Kindle.
Emmett L. Bennett Jr. Dies at 93 - Helped Decipher... →
“From the start, Linear B was a black box. The script, whose characters to modern eyes resemble tepees and telegraph poles, shirt buttons and philodendron leaves, was unlike anything ever seen. The language it recorded was equally unknown: many ethnic groups had peopled the Bronze Age Aegean, and there was no way to tell which had produced the tablets.”
December 2011
Apple’s Jonathan Ive Gets British Honor →
Sir Jony, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
“I think I’m going to give my iPhone to my wife and go with a dumb phone. This is...”
– Oliver Reichenstein on Twitter
Is It Time to Overhaul the Calendar? →
Two Johns Hopkins researchers propose a simpler calendar.
But actually switching the U.S. to the metric system might be a better way to go at first. At least to start… Then we can talk about calendar changes.
Is the U.S. Getting Older and Whiter, or Younger... →
The Atlantic reports on a Analysis from the Brookings Institution.
S.F. parklets: a little tour of a major trend →
This is a great idea. On the East coast, if done as a seasonal use by cafes, the spaces would only be used in Spring, part of Summer, and Fall. Leaving the space open for holiday shoppers.
Gary Hustwit is a father
Gary says: “I got the best xmas present on earth: a gorgeous daughter, Hazel. Jessica & baby are both well, I’m exhausted/ecstatic!”
Congratulation Gary and Jessica!
Richard Prince Lawsuit Focuses on Limits of... →
Lazy artists stealing work: If only they would just ask the original author and then attribute, none of this would be an issue.
Sori Yanagi obituary: Japanese industrial design... →
Penguin logo evolution →
“A fine artists, like a painter, sticks to a style of work either for a lifetime...”
– J. M. Coates 12/28/2011
Apple icon secrets: hidden meanings hiding in... →
Opening Lines →
How the Famous and Infamous Got Started.
The Paige Compositor: Mark Twain’s Terrible... →
Linotype beat them all. But this early failed typesetting machine was funded by Samuel Clemens. The only one is on display at the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Connecticut. The house where Twain wrote most of his greatest novels. If you are in Hartford or can go for a day trip, it is well worth a visit and is a fine example of Victorian architecture as well. Visit the...
Douchey Account Guy →
Let’s think pie in the sky but, at the end of the day, we still need a boots on the ground solution as that is going to get the green light, when we pull the trigger, before it is in the wild.
Now go be creative.
Subscribing to The New York Times →
Is not easy to figure out.
Study: iPhone, iPad account for 90 percent of... →
“…it’s that the browsing experience is key to mobile commerce. Apple’s iPhone still offers the most true-to-web rendering of non-mobile websites of any smartphone, in my opinion, which means that even if online retailers are slow to tailor their experience to small screens, shoppers can still have a relatively painless shopping experience.”
Logging In With a Touch or a Phrase (Anything but... →
Passwords are a pain and now we have to use special software (1Password, PasswordWallett) to keep track of them all.
Up to now, it has been an IT problem or rather, IT engineers have been offering solutions — and that is another problem!
This seems like a design problem to me…
‘Printing for Kingdom, Empire & Republic’ →
“Printing for Kingdom, Empire & Republic: Treasures From the Archives of the Imprimerie Nationale” runs through Feb. 4 at the Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street, New York
Font Licensing →
“Fonts are software and their use is subject to restrictions that are similar to software licenses. When you purchase a font, you do not own it; just as in a software application, you are allowed to use the font as long as your comply with the font vendors’ licensing terms.”
Fair Treatment of Retail Workers Leads to Higher... →
Mr. Scrooge would not aprove.
The Mess I’m In →
“I learned about kipple from the Philip K. Dick novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” Here is an exchange between a man named J. R. Isidore and a character named Pris Stratton.
This building, except for my apartment, is completely kipple-ized.
“Kipple-ized?” She did not comprehend.
Kipple is useless objects, like junk mail or match folders after you use the last match or gum wrappers....
WatchDesign Thinking for Educators
“Design is a beautiful collection of tensions. There is a constant pull between...”
– 4 Lessons The Classroom Can Learn From The Design Studio
Co.Design
The 5 Hardest Jobs to Fill in 2012 →
“Creative Design and User Experience After engineers, the biggest challenge for companies is finding high-quality creative design and user-experience talent. Since almost every company is trying to create a highly compelling user experience that keeps people engaged with their product, it is tough to find people who have this type of experience (especially with mobile devices including tablets)...
Conference Calendar and Call for Papers →
This is a massive list of world wide conferences for interaction design, interface design, IxD, UX, IA, and HCI, etc. by Interaction-Design.org.
MICA Made You a Gift →
MICA Graphic Design students made a mixtape. Download it for free. Import the folder into iTunes and the artwork is installed with it as an album.
Best startup ideas of 2011 →
“Invest in design The best idea in startups to come in 2011: simplification and beautiful design. Consumers, it turns out, appreciate strong design and clear user interaction. We’re seeing new apps and products now that take technology and strive for simplicity, rather then trying to show off how technological they are.”
The expertise of non experts
Eames: the Architect and the Painter is showing on PBS stations as part of the American Masters series.
They interview different designers about the Eames. Most of them were from the Eames office in Los Angeles during its heyday. It was interesting to see some big names in design had worked there like Deborah Sussman.
The vibe of the Eames studio was that of a master and apprentices. It...
