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I Hate ITC Garamond
Warning: this post may or may not be all over the place. I am a little distracted in writing this, but I have discovered a couple gems nonetheless. And so, I’ll highlight those below. “You may have to design a … Continue reading
Signature Style
According to Bierut, when in a design slump always fall back onto your signature style. I always assumed that as a designer it was bad to have a signature style with your work. I thought that it meant that you … Continue reading
Guilty..
I really enjoyed the piece “I am a plagiarist”. For one I loved his style of writing, it kept me interested and wanting to know more. Not really about the Harvard graduate who got sued, but more about unconsiously having … Continue reading
Essays on Design
Michael Beirut’s article about how to become famous was a clever piece, and although his advice is likely accurate the fallback styles made my laugh. When in doubt make it big. If still in doubt, make it red. Each designer’s … Continue reading
Essay on Designs
How to do Great Design Work was all about putting your best out there for the world to see. There were a number of great points made in this particular story. Doing work for free not only gives you more … Continue reading
Design Plagiarism
Michael Bierut’s essays were such a delight to read. I’m not just saying that because I starting reading them to avoid designing my iPhone app interface. I could fly through “Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design” if I had a couple … Continue reading
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More thoughts on design
I enjoyed the essays by Michael Bierut; however, the one major flaw was that reproductions of the Vignelli subway map and ITC Garamond typeface – the subjects of two of the respective essays – were not included. Of course, I … Continue reading
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Tagged design, fame, NYC subway system, plagiarism, smartphone apps
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