February 2009
18 posts
Obama's Budget (Downloadable PDF) is a Blueprint... →
A Presidential document (let alone a federal budget) as a designed PDF is a step forward not only in transparency but also in US government design. “A New Era of Responsibility – Renewing…
American Idol's Megan Corkrey is a font designer? →
I must admit that I had Idol on in the background when I heard Ryan Seacrest introduce Megan Corkrey, the 23-year-old Utah native, as a font designer. Typophile has a discussion brewing on the…
UK’s creative industries may help heal recession →
In Britain the creative sector is expected to employ 1.3 million people by the year 2013 (compared to financial services, which currently employs 1.2 million professionals). “Today’s figures point…
Harvey Milk speech and music video (Using... →
In honor of Sean Penn’s Oscar win last night (Milk) for portraying Gay Rights Activist and Politician, Harvey Milk, I wanted to post this great music video of one of his…
Fujitsu's Color E-Reader is Bigger than Kindle →
“Fujitsu’s e-reader is based on “FLEPia” technology from Fujitsu Frontera that incorporates the color screen with a wireless data management system. And that screen is about as large as the…
(One million) Beer Bottles Buddhist Temple →
“Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew, also known as Wat Lan Kuad or ‘the Temple of a Million Bottles’, is in Sisaket province near the Cambodian border, 400 miles from the capital Bangkok.
The Buddhist monks…
IDEO’s List of 10 Tips to Modernize the Classroom... →
1.) Pull, don’t push. 2.) Create from relevance. 3.) Stop calling them “soft” skills. 4.) Allow for variation. 5.) No more sage onstage. 6.) Teachers are designers. 7.) Build a learning…
Ben Blank, Innovator of Graphics for TV News, Dies... →
“Ben Blank, who as graphics director for CBS and later ABC television news introduced the concept of using logolike images behind anchors as signatures for major news coverage, died on Feb. 3 at…
To Design or Not to Design: A Conversation with... →
Steven Heller interviews Core 77 editor-in-chief and professor (industrial and product design, Pratt / MFA Designer as Author, School of Visual Arts).
Chochinov speaks about wasteful design and…
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Depression Goes Away With HD Viewing →
Ok, so I saw this and thought, “This can’t be right.” Apparently, Sky has worked with psychologist Donna Dawson who concludes that watching broadcasts in HD via Sky+HD can be used as a way to…
Helvetica Print Ad Circa 1966 →
From a 1966 issue of Print Design and Production Found via AisleOne
New Park Station by Felix Heidgen and Thomas Nagy →
For the Live the Box contest, a site specific event for Newark, New Jersey, Felix Heidgen and Thomas Nagy of RMJM in Princeton designed a nine-building complex made from…
How science can help form a theory of design →
Paola Antonelli writes about why science and design are essential to our forward progress. “The ideal design process: a unique model of thought and action perfectly suited to times of great…
Shepard Fairey Sues A.P. Over Obama Image →
Sometimes the best defense is a good offense. “In a pre-emptive strike, the street artist Shepard Fairey filed a lawsuit on Monday against The Associated Press, asking a federal judge to declare…
Shepard Fairey Arrested in Boston →
(AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
“[Shepard Fairey] is accused of tagging two Boston locations with graffiti, the police said, and was picked up before he could DJ at the evening opening at the Institute…
Semicolon day →
Translated from Swedish: “Today, it is the relatively unknown Semicolon Day. The Little punctuation character [was] invented in 1494 by Thus Manutius (the elderly) …”
The Color Red is for Productivity, The Color Blue... →
The color red boosts performance on detail-oriented work, while blue enhances creativity, Wired reports.