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).
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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
Today Liberty won a landmark battle when the Court of Human Rights ruled that section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (the broad police power for stop and search without suspicion) violates the right to respect for private life guaranteed by Article 8 of the Convention on Human Rights. The case arose from an arms fair in the Docklands area of East London in September 2003 where Pennie Quinton and Kevin Gillan (amongst many other journalists and peace protestors) were subject to lengthy stop and search and prevented from attending a demonstration. After public consternation and parliamentary questions, it emerged that the whole of Greater London had been secretly designated for stop and search without suspicion on a rolling basis since 2001. Read more about this case in their press release
davidthedesigner
via four score (= 80).
Shorpy :: History in HD – Hi-Res Historical Photos
via Skyscraper: 1912.
PDN Photo of the Day
via Winter.
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents The Daily Report
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents The Daily Report
via Ad Heaven.
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