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Conversation v. Authority. In this episode, Architecture!

Posted by Rowland on September 29 at 10:17 AM Nicolai Ouroussoff, the architecture critic for The New York Times, provided a list of buildings he would demolish. Toping my list is Penn Station.

But it was Ourousoff’s attack on the Museum of Art and Design (MAD) that created a bit of a stir in the Architectural blogs, with BusinessWeek’s Bruce Nassbaum citing this as another sign of the death of The New York Times.

Architecture became for an instant a lighting rode for the ongoing paradigm debate of conversation versus authority. Topics: advertising, interactive        3 Comments Read Full Post

Squidsuckers, Zoom into the Human Bloodstream and other adventures in infographics

Posted by Rowland on September 26 at 8:15 PM Infographics and visualization is becoming so incredible. Today, the National Science Foundation posted the winners to the Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. I’ll show some of those winners, and other great examples of visualization as of late, after the jump. Topics: design        0 Comments Read Full Post

What that product isn't telling you

Posted by Melanie on September 26 at 2:00 PM Curious about where that great Target desk came from or how Forever 21 can offer jeans for just $18? Topics: branding, green        0 Comments Read Full Post

Keep Calm and Carry On

Posted by Eric on September 22 at 6:20 PM Last week I attended the AIGA Design Legends Gala and while there, I took a look at all of the artwork donated by notable designers for the Silent Auction being held that night. Topics: design        1 Comment Read Full Post

Typography or Illustration?

Posted by Eric on September 15 at 6:34 PM Nowadays, the words "innovative typography", especially as it applies to poster design, almost seems redundant. Just look at the following three examples shown below. Topics: design        0 Comments Read Full Post

Brand Patterns

Posted by Amanda on September 5 at 12:00 AM Step-aside polka and paisley, these cutting-edge brands are making decorative patterns with their logos!
Topics: branding, design        0 Comments Read Full Post
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