Category Archives: Seventy-nine Short Essays On Design

I really enjoyed the section of this assignment titled “How To Become Famous”. Most people would be lying if they did not say that at some point in their life they did not want to become famous. Whether the next … Continue reading →

While reading How to be Famous, I realized I am probably never going to be a famous graphic designer. And that’s okay. I still found this to be a very relevant article for me to read. Anything that compares slide … Continue reading →

I like that these selected essays do not really directly deal with “good” design for the most part.  While the Bierut, the author, does touch on examples of what he considers to be successful and unsuccessful, these essays focus more … Continue reading →

I decided I am going to try something different for the blog post this week. Since we read six different short stories on design, I thought I would go story by story and write my thoughts on each one that … Continue reading →

79 stories I chose to read chapter 31, Information Design and the Placebo Effect, by Michael Bierut.  The writing jumped from topic to topic and did not flow well in my opinion. I was not expecting this chapter to be … Continue reading →

As I frequently find myself doing with these readings, I get sidetracked and want to explore the people that are written about within these short essays. Particularly, Vladimir Nabakov: Father of Hypertext, made me take to google and look up … Continue reading →

I thoroughly enjoyed Michael Bierut’s compilation of essays on design and found each to be intriguing in different ways.  The ones that left the most impact on me were the NYC subway design history and the piece on how to … Continue reading →

I highly enjoyed this pleasant quick read written by Micheal Bierut.  His writing style was very understandable and easy to read, and was also in a very friendly tone.  When reading this, it seemed as if he was giving advice … Continue reading →

I should first start off by saying that this was my favorite blog post reading and response thus far of the whole semester. Each story was so intriguing and captured my attention in ways that made me consider new ideas … Continue reading →

When reading the first short story titled, “How to Become Famous” the thought dawned on me, who really decides who is famous and who is not? Why is society’s goal in life to become famous? Why do humans crave to … Continue reading →