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Form, Function, Simplicity
Thirty Conversations on Design, brief interviews with a number of people in the design world, offers broad themes and ways of looking at design. Grouped by artist and title of the piece (taken from what was the overall theme), the … Continue reading
Thirty-one Conversations on Design.
After watching Thirty Conversations on Design there was only one logical thing to do – answer the questions that were posed to these designers. The following are my answers. Single most inspiring design. Maybe I’ve just drank a little too much … Continue reading
Design, design, design
For these video clips, I found myself scrolling the names on the left and picking four that had interesting titles. So of the four that watched, I found two to be fascinating and interesting and relevant, and found other two … Continue reading
It’s a glorious age for designers
In “Thirty Conversations on Design”, designers are asked two simple questions: “What single example of design inspires you most?” and “What problem should design solve next?”. It was very interesting to hear the designers answer to what inspires them. Of … Continue reading
A MacGyver approach to design
I never thought I’d see the day that someone would take the valuable teachings of MacGyver and apply it to design, but today was that day. For those who aren’t aware, Angus MacGyver was a secret agent in the hit … Continue reading
Problems are cyclical
Natalia Ilyin makes the observation that most problems that design tries to solve are cyclical, and they have to approached from a different direction in order to create anything new. This is one of those things that seems so simple, … Continue reading
“Design needs to be redesigned”
Wise words from Ze Frank. Yes, it was weird that the dude who’s videos I watched when I was like a sophomore in high school popped up during this assignment and started talking about somebody I studied this year. Worlds … Continue reading
Thirty Conversations on Design
I just finished viewing 3 videos. The first video I watch was from Edwin Chan “Need Vs. Want”. This 2009 video is Edwin Chan talking about saving the environment and the “Going Green” movement. He basically said that America’s new … Continue reading
Green design
I don’t know if this was a coincidence but it seemed like all these videos are talking about energy conservation and using green designs. Don’t get me wrong, I am all for protecting the environment but the concept of green … Continue reading
Porn and Vodka
That’s all it takes to be inspired. “A cover of a book is just a blind door that opens up diversity and beautiful language,” says Marc Lathuilliére on the cover of La Pornagraphe. “We cannot judge a book by it’s cover.” He … Continue reading