Posted by my friend and old boss (and UX beast) Dan Willis on Twitter today, these are a series of videos put together by the Henson's that talk about visual thinking. I'm guessing they've appeared on Sesame Street over the... Continue reading »
From Jasper Morrison's essay Super Normal: Meanwhile design, which used to be almost unknown as a profession, has become a major source of pollution. Encouraged by glossy lifestyle magazine, and marketing departments, its become a competition to make things as... Continue reading »
September-Cover_NS, originally uploaded by warrenellis. Found on Warren Ellis' Flickr feed this morning. I wonder if I can find a copy of the magazine over here in the States. Off to read about Jasper Morrison I go.... Continue reading »
This is a quote from David Pelham in Penguin by Design, a great history of Penguin Cover design and development history. He's talking what we wanted a cover to do. There must be two triggers — an initial trigger which... Continue reading »
From American Modernism: Graphic Design, 1920-1960 by R. Roger Remington pages 30 and 31: In the new language of graphic design, these radical characteristics defined Modernism: Process Values - to reject traditional forms and decorative elements - to seek a... Continue reading »
