Tag Archives: design
links for 2009-12-15: generation ships
Charlie's Diary: Designing society for posterity Charles Stross polls his readership: "So. You, and a quarter of a million other folks, have embarked on a 1000-year voyage aboard a hollowed-out asteroid. What sort of governance and society do you think … more…
problematic staircase
Abduzeedo staircase I’ve seen a few variants on this staircase in the past year or two, and while there’s obviously an elegant, minimalist tendency at work, I can’t help but think that the approach does a disservice to those of … more…
cover versions
In a similar vein to the Wu Tang / Bluenote redesign project, here’s a bunch of “classic” albums (not all of which are familiar to me, I must admit) done up as Penguin book covers. It seems there was an … more…
Logan Walters’ Wu-Tang Design Remix project
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) | Logan Walters As you see, Logan Walters is doing a complete set of parallel universe Wu Tang album covers, primarily inspired by the Blue Note catalogue. It could be very tacky, but manages not … more…
Art of the Luggage Label
A respectably large collection (800+) of luggage labels. (I’ve been rummaging about in old draft posts, deleting most of them, with a view to finishing and posting the remainder. This one’s been sitting there for over a year, and it … more…
links for 2008-05-14: cartograms
Images of the social and economic world cartograms of world population, GDP, health spending, so forth. (via Improprieties (tags: soc-studs visualization globospheric design statistics)
Lohse, 1938, Zurich
Cover for a brochure for Escher-Wyss Zürich, designed by Richard Lohse 1938 ( via FFFFOUND!)
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…
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…