Last month President Obama presented a 2009 National Medals in Arts and Humanities to Milton Glaser who accepted his medal "for a lifetime of improving the way people communicate through innovation in graphic design and memorable visual artifacts ...
Art History 101: Remember Me Poster & Picasso
The poster for the new Robert Pattinson & Emilie de Ravin film "Remember Me" is currently plastered all over bus shelters and billboards in LA. The first time I saw it, I thought the featured image successfully captured an effortlessly romantic vi...
OK GOldberg
It's hard to be bored by videos of Rube Goldberg machines, especially when they're set to music, as is the case in OK Go's latest video for the song "This Too Shall Pass." This particular machine was assembled here in LA in an abandoned building w...
Design Within Reach Sacramento to Close March 15
Last summer, Design Within Reach delisted from NASDAQ reportedly to cut spending, but guess it wasn't enough. The Sacramento Business Journal reports that the 2,700 square foot Sacramento store is set to close in 2 weeks, so if you live nearby hit...
"Hit 'Em Up Style," Carolina Chocolate Drops Style
I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I keep up with music via NPR, but it's hard to beat the free weekly album previews, or this folkish, fiddle-heavy cover of "Hit 'Em Up Style" by the Carolina Chocolate Drops, who were interviewed by Terry Gro...
Small Farm Central; Rodarte For Target: The Morning After; 2009 Feltron Annual Report
??? Farmers have enough to take care of, without adding web guru to the list. Enter Small Farm Central, a web service based in Pennsylvania that caters specifically to the farming community with features like the "Member Assembler" for managing CSA ...
QR Code, Learn to Love It
(wikipedia QR code) Coding and design don't always mix. My curriculum in grad school included a class that was meant to teach us designers how to intellegently communicate to programmers in the hopes of bridging the divide between those who create...
Style.com Blogger Slams A Particularly Poor Promotional Choice
I keep thinking about the following post I read yesterday on style.com's Style File blog, written by Jon Connors, in which he calls out men's clothing designers Commonwealth Utilities for using military medals in its f/w 2010 show invite. There's ...
Monday Digest: AIGA Icograda Split; Maira Kalman; Logo News
??? Last week AIGA President Richard Gref?? posted an explanation for why the American design organization has decided to part ways with the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (Icograda). Apparently AIGA had initially joined Icograd...
Bruce Mau: Coming Soon to A Santa Monica Bus Shelter Near You
Bruce Mau and Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects have revealed plans for "The Blue Spots," part of a bus stop redevelopment project in the city of Santa Monica. The reconfigured bus stops will start rolling out in December. arch daily posted the followin...