Category Archives: design
Bostonian Brutalist Frog
Untitled, Seth Tisue, Boston, 2007 There’s links to background on the building, the Boston Government Service Center (BGSC), known as the Lindemann Center ( designed by Paul Rudolph and opened in 1972) which turns out to be notorious: …Rudolph chose … more…
Hugh Ferriss
From Kosmograd’s photoset of architectural drawings by Hugh Ferriss (1889-1962), from the collection at the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library. Ferriss was active (and successful) throughout the heyday of high Modernism, and his work inspired other architects and influenced … more…
Bone brass jewelry box
Bone brass jewelry box, Craftsinindia I wanted images of brass, and there it was, and here it is, for no better reason than I liked the look of it. I should mention, since I’ve seen the related posts below, that … more…
Lohse, 1938, Zurich
Cover for a brochure for Escher-Wyss Zürich, designed by Richard Lohse 1938 ( via FFFFOUND!)
Hydro74
Hydro74, Dunny #2, 2007 Another provocative excursion from the basic teddy bear template. Hydro74 appears to be a skateboard-emblazoning vector graphics artist with a bit of a thing for skulls, and this is one of a number of speculative designs … more…
links for 2007-11-07: Helvetica, and two kinds of sphere
Strange Metal Orb found in Texas today’s mystery object (tags: weird-shit, Texas) The Official Typeface of the 20th Century Happy birthday Helvetica, 50 years old this week (via 3quarks) (tags: typography, Helvetica, design) Turning a Sphere Inside Out Seriously counter-intuitive … more…
Bone furniture
Joris Laarman, Bone Chair, 2007 I think we’ve been here before… Trees have the ability to add material where strength it is needed. But bones also have the ability to take away material where it is not needed. With this … more…
links for 2007-10-01: sticky buns, unknown pleasures
Sticky is good « Pip in the city Sticky bun, cinnamon bun recipe. The picture had me sold. (tags: recipes, food, sweets, cinnamon, sticky buns, baking) Unknown Pleasures – Out of the Blue Jon Wozencroft writes about the cover design … more…
links for 2007-09-29: Ridley Scott, USB guitar, Go
Q&A: Ridley Scott Has Finally Created the Blade Runner He Always Imagined Most interesting Blade Runner -related interview I’ve seen in a good long while. (tags: scifi movies design urban-environment future) How to Build a USB Guitar detailed and well-documented … more…
London Transport Museum
Cup Final, by Frederick Charles Herrick, 1924 Poster and Artwork collection from the London Transport Museum Thousands of London Transport posters, going back 100 years. For some reason, however, the poster which has excited the most comment in recent years, … more…