Observed | February 25
Triumph of the Will and the
cinematic language of propaganda. [MB]
Observed | February 24
The clock that tells time
with hair. [MPL]
This just in from the department of life improvement:
an app to, sort of, eliminate filler words—like, so! [JH]
Ignacio Pallares-Sevilla’s Instagram feed unites artists from disparate worlds: his double-exposures happen inside the camera, not through Photoshop, and the results are spectacular. [JH]
Yale School of Architecture student Melinda Aaron teams with industrial designer Laura Koven
to launch AVA—a simple design system for yoga practitioners. [JH]
16 architects of color speak out about the industry’s race problem: “America has a lot of work to do”. [BV]
Paul Shaw is researching his definitive book on W.A. Dwiggins, and is posting his work in progress, including the
origins of the Metro typeface and
his work on Harper’s Magazine. [MB]
Observed | February 23
Five designers (including our co-founder Michael Bierut)
illustrate global children‘s health stories you should know about. [BV]
Ending this Sunday,
By the People: Designing a Better America at the Cooper Hewitt. [BV]
Curbed has an
in-depth look at race and architecture, and the profession’s diversity problem. [BV]
Front Page News! NYT Since 1852,
Under A Minute. [MPL]
Observed | February 22
Symbols of hate, and why they endure. (Via Christopher Simmons.) [JH]
The depressingly
rapid decay of a neglected piece of ambitious modern architecture. [MB]
“One badly kept secret is that hardly any art school graduates go on to become professional artists. If you have decided to be one of them, give yourself a pat on the back. Next, develop a reputation as a team player.”
Artists on pain, struggle, and eventual success. Also, um,
stamina! [JH]
Iconic furniture = timeless investments? The Evening Standard thinks so! [JH]
Observed | February 21
The alienating personal technology device of the Victorian age:
umbrellas. [MB]
Dutch author and illustrator Dickl Bruna, creator of the exquisite series of Miffy books, has died. [JH]
Students in Norway
consider the future of prison design. [JH]
Are
the decorative arts making a comeback because of 3D printing? [JH]
“Instead of asking what the design should look like, I wish we’d asked, ‘What can we do for you?’”
What Robert Hammond learned from the High Line. [MB]
"Design is not an object or thing. Design is not taste.” An interview with Design Museum director
Deyan Sudjic. [MB]
Observed | February 20
The Batbot Xtreme
takes toy design to another level. [MPL]
Gerald Haltom‘s original 1958 sketches for the
peace symbol. [MB]
Ugly buildings always photograph better at night (and other
confessions of a former design magazine editor). [MB]
How
Steven Heller redefined the design world. [MB]
Happy President‘s Day...?
Ten times that Trump stirred up the design and architecture world. (And counting.) [MPL]
Observed | February 17
As the White House aims to stifle climate science,
cities cooperate globally and plan locally, standing up to climate change. [BV]
The
crude, vulgar, and celebrated art of Jean Dubuffet. [MPL]
Donald Judd on the relationship of
artists and politics, 1970. [MB]
The most despised piece of furniture in the world has a name:
Peggy. [MB]
