I haven't even finished reading this yet but, Steven Heller over at Design Observer paints a picture of existential gloom and doom in this article focused on interpreting the end of the world. Aptly named: The Sky is Falling These are the kind of things that shoot through my brain on any given day. And my reaction to all-out-armegedeon is share it with the rest of you. Visit my cloud of unwholesome global devastation for a minute won’t you? Read the rest of the story here.
Movie poster of The Night the World Exploded!, 1957
The Sky is Falling
What is it with Graphic Designer’s and Music?
Writer and all around observer Adrian Shaughnessy talks about the effects of music on the designer and their ubiquitous connection.
“I’ve never worked in a design studio where music wasn’t played pretty much constantly. Nor can I recall visiting a studio where music wasn’t being played, or where designers weren’t wired up to headphones and bobbing rhythmically to unheard sounds. What is it with graphic designers and music? Is there a symbiotic relationship between the two? Are there studios where music is considered a hindrance? Or does music aid creative thinking and make us better designers?”
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Via Design Observer
Pixel Graffiti
Pixel Graffiti spotted on 9th Street between 2nd and 3rd avenue circa New York City.
Finders credit goes out to: dpstyles, nickgraywfu, and Gothamist
Ethan Bodnar: Teenage Wunderkind
Speak Up founder, Armin Vit interviews Ethan Bodnar, an 18 year old self-taught designer, blogger, and entrepeneuer about how he discovered design and the impact it’s had on his life:
“After a few minutes of sniffing around I realized why I had never heard of Mr. Bodnar: He has not been around the profession too long… well, in fact, despite being a soon-to-be-published author with strong typographic inclinations, he is not a professional designer yet, not even a graphic design student, nope, he is an 18-year-old high school senior. This preceding sentence is in no way mocking, it’s authentic surprise and enthusiasm, even more so at Ethan’s preternatural conviction to become a graphic designer, which he expresses consistently and adamantly in his blog with joyful eloquence.”
I don’t remember being this talented at 18, much less knowing a thing about typography or the gainful use of Helvetica (flush left) on a grid. Apparently 18 is the new 30.
This Ain’t No Disco
This Ain’t No Disco is a portfolio of some of the best agency interiors in the world. I used to have this bookmarked somewhere on my browser’s toolbar but it’s been lost for ages.