Posted on several design blogs already, but worth mentioning nonetheless. I love it because it conveys precisely the information it needs to and nothing more. Because it’s Paul Rand. (via Monoscope)
Month: January 2010 (Page 4 of 6)
Consistently superb gig posters from THE SMALL STAKES
via PDN Photo of the Day.
Disturbing revelations from China about Akmal Shaikh’s execution ? China’s Supreme Court ignored advice from their own panel of experts in executing Akmal Shaikh; new letter from Akmal to Reprieve reveals major flaws in trial.
The Comparative Risk of Terrorism ? essay from the Wall Street Journal:
It might be unrealistic to expect the average citizen to have a nuanced grasp of statistically based risk analysis, but there is nothing nuanced about two basic facts:
- America is a country of 310 million people, in which thousands of horrible things happen every single day; and
- The chances that one of those horrible things will be that you’re subjected to a terrorist attack can, for all practical purposes, be calculated as zero.
(via Bruce Schneier).
Blind architects have a real feel for the site lines ? Fascinating LA Times article on how Christopher Downey, an architect who lost his sight after a brain tumour, continues to work. It’s a shame there’s not more detail of his process or designs, I’d love to see what he’s doing with the Polytrauma & Blind Rehabilitation Center in Palo Alto (via Boing Boing).
Armin over at Brand New covers the Most Relevant Identity Work of the Decade, as well as the Best and Worst Identities of 2009. Wolff Olins continue to amaze with some truly awful logos, though at least they did decent jobs with Unilever and GE.
The New York Times interviews H&FJ about the difficulties facing type designers as their work transitions from the printed page to electronic devices ? Typeface Designers Wrestle With the World of Pixels
Gorgeous work from Hale Industrial Design (via swissmiss).
