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design geek – bloomingdale’s holiday 2010 catalog

design geek – bloomingdale’s holiday 2010 catalog

Taking a bit of inspiration from Nubby Twiglet’s recurring The Typofiles feature, this first post-Mad Men edition of Design Geek focuses on “found” typographic design. It also owes a bit to Nubby’s blog; I began receiving the Bloomingdale’s catalog shortly after ordering a wallet from their online store after first [...]

November 13, 2010 0 comments Read More
Design Geek Review: The Rejected

Design Geek Review: The Rejected

Last week’s episode of Mad Men—like the premiere—didn’t really merit a Design Geek Review. It wasn’t terribly fabulous, visually or otherwise. (I’m bored of the suburbs.) However, yesterday’s was wow! So here are some things that set this Design Geek’s heart racing last night: 1.&2. 3. 4.&5. 6. The Campbell [...]

August 16, 2010 1 comment Read More
Design Geek Review: Mad Men

Design Geek Review: Mad Men

Three things that made me happy this Sunday: Helvetica poster! Artist’s maquette in Peggy’s office! Underwood typewriter ad framed above Allison’s desk!

August 5, 2010 0 comments Read More
all that is wrong in the universe

all that is wrong in the universe

While this “pink turd” (to borrow and slightly tweak Gruber‘s lovely turn of phrase) is truly, truly hideous, it actually is pretty much on par with the kind of clueless-about-half-the-species sort of whiz kids who named the iPad. Just my two thoughts on an item at digitaldaily.com

June 17, 2010 0 comments Read More
just gorgeous type

just gorgeous type

I should really start a tumblog for this sort of thing. via a bit late.

May 21, 2010 0 comments Read More
design love

design love

I think I need to own this shoe.

May 18, 2010 0 comments Read More
things that I bought that I love, part 3

things that I bought that I love, part 3

So, I’ve had this fascination with Pantone ever since I saw my first swatch book. I was completely blown away by this very concise set of colors that could universally be identically reproduced by any printer, anywhere in the world, and how infinite the selection felt. This was during my [...]

February 26, 2010 1 comment Read More
built with Processing

built with Processing

This semester I’m studying Processing, a Java-ish programming language developed by and for visual artists. I churned out a couple of sketches last week, but this is my first interactive piece in the language. I’m really having fun in code; I’m learning; I’m absorbing the algorithms by osmosis, and just [...]

February 9, 2010 0 comments Read More
stockings by les queues des sardines

stockings by les queues des sardines

They kind of freak me out, but I kind of totally want a pair or three… Les Queues de Sardines, via Yay!Everyday.

February 6, 2010 0 comments Read More
Keepin’ On, Carry Calm

Keepin’ On, Carry Calm

So I understand that “Keep Calm and Carry On” is more or less over.

January 7, 2010 0 comments Read More
resolution

resolution

The last time I made a New Year’s resolution was at least a decade ago, and I think I resolved myself against New Year’s resolutions. Kind of like giving up Catholicism for Lent. Anyway, this year, inspired by unclutterer.com, nubbytwiglet.com, and my paid-off credit cards, and abetted by the Harvard [...]

December 31, 2009 2 comments Read More
process work

process work

I’m slightly obsessed with seeing work-in-progress. I was lucky enough this morning to stumble across a draft of a lasting brilliant piece of design work that transcends into art. Every designer need reminding that nothing comes from wholecloth, and that every iconic image is the work of actual human hands. [...]

December 22, 2009 0 comments Read More
clickthrough-averse

clickthrough-averse

One of my hugest webdesign/usability pet peeves is galleries or slideshows. I just don’t want to have to hit the NEXT arrow 14 times to learn ten pieces of information, or to see twelve pretty pictures. If your click-per rate and my patience have a showdown, I’m closing the tab. [...]

December 17, 2009 0 comments Read More
wishlist

wishlist

Keep Calm and Carry On poster. Typographically and visually stunning, these were designed by the British Ministry of Information in 1939, to be distributed in the event of a German invasion on English soil. Only 50 were printed, and they were never hung. I love the message, and believe everyone [...]

December 10, 2009 0 comments Read More