A nice little video that puts the History of Type in simple terms.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Labor
This video from NPR highlights the changes in mass production of potato chips and how the manufacturing workforce of the past century has evolved with automation.
I've spent some time in an industrial bakery while growing up and it would constantly amaze me how automatons would streamline the bake cycles. The first human contact was usually in packaging and that seems to be the same for these chips.
Secrets From The Potato Chip Factory from Planet Money on Vimeo.
On a related note, here is a good TED Talk concerning labor, creation, ownership, and pride. Living in the world of mass manufacturing, there is an interesting dynamic beween efficiency and individual ownership.
I've spent some time in an industrial bakery while growing up and it would constantly amaze me how automatons would streamline the bake cycles. The first human contact was usually in packaging and that seems to be the same for these chips.
Secrets From The Potato Chip Factory from Planet Money on Vimeo.
On a related note, here is a good TED Talk concerning labor, creation, ownership, and pride. Living in the world of mass manufacturing, there is an interesting dynamic beween efficiency and individual ownership.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Esslinger
One of my favorite designers who I have the utmost admiration for gives advise to designers in this piece. As expected, it is bold and direct and it makes me want to find the courage to be more so in my work.
So many of his designs have been so correct in execution that they've become ubiquitous and accepted to the point that you no longer remember any other way it could be.
From the Frog Design Site
So many of his designs have been so correct in execution that they've become ubiquitous and accepted to the point that you no longer remember any other way it could be.
From the Frog Design Site
Friday, March 22, 2013
ARK1 Patch by Shepard Fairey
A great little short giving Shepard's thoughts on creating this very neat patch. This is the kind of creative collaboration that the space program needs.
Growing up, my grandfather would take me to the planetarium and I would stare at all the mission patches behind the glass at the gift shop, thinking each one represented some super human endeavor. Those tiny sewn images imply so much wonder!
Growing up, my grandfather would take me to the planetarium and I would stare at all the mission patches behind the glass at the gift shop, thinking each one represented some super human endeavor. Those tiny sewn images imply so much wonder!
CASIS Mission Patch ARK1 by Shepard Fairey from FCTN on Vimeo.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Frank Lloyd Wright Interview
An 1957 interview of FLW detailing his thoughts on architecture by jury, the Guggenheim, centralizing all of NYC in three skyscrapers and letting the streets grow over with grass and other various topics.
He makes a compelling point on avoiding becoming an "average of averages" concerning design by trusting analysis and avoiding comparison in decision making, I couldn't help myself but to capture this quote...
He makes a compelling point on avoiding becoming an "average of averages" concerning design by trusting analysis and avoiding comparison in decision making, I couldn't help myself but to capture this quote...
seventh GENERATION Laundry Detergent
I've seen a lot of pulp trays as inserts for packaging and storage bins but this is the best application yet, it nails what this brand stands for. The exterior is two pulp forms glued together with a bladder on the inside attached to a cap.
Seventh Generation
Seventh Generation
Friday, March 1, 2013
Warby Parker
As a person with inherited genetic flaws regarding my perception, I appreciate a nice pair of frames and this Warby character has some bold ones. I'll giving them my business soon and if you feel charitable, they also offer a great "buy one / give one" opportunity.
Warby Parker
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