From the monthly archives:

September 2009

The Obama Logo: Iconography, Ideas and Politics

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This is an excellent discussion of the power and influence of visual imagery – design and illustration – to change ways of thinking, morals and systems for good or for bad. No matter what your persuasion, you need to understand what’s going on. As you view this, consider how you’ve been influenced. Video from PJTV, [...]

Paul Rand and Coldplay

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Coldplay’s web site created this year, bears a remarkable resemblance to a book cover design by Paul Rand a few decades ago. The comparison cannot be missed. Compare the Coldplay web page screen capture: to Paul Rand’s assertive design: Comparing is to focus on what is similar. Contrasting is to focus on what is not. [...]

Critique and Criticism

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No one likes to be critiqued, but everyone is a critic. As a design practitioner and teacher of design, I am involved continually in the analysis and evaluation of design. I critique my students’ work in the classroom and I critique my own work in the studio. My clients critique my work. I critique the [...]