Design Observer: Writings on Design + Visual Culture: Design Observer

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Observed | October 09Politicizing the duck stamp. (Sigh.) [JH]Observed | October 08“It Is What It Is”: All of Donald Trump’s Transgressions is a set of four artist’s books in which Trump’s transgressions are recorded and assigned colored cards as if by a referee in soccer. A monumental informational graphic work, Siglio Press needs your help to get it published. [BV]Observed | October 07Behold: the dawn of X (and why it’s a design story). [JH]What is good design if not drama? Twenty-six movies every design lover should see. [JH]Today, the Getty Research Institute launched 12 Sunsets: Exploring Ed Ruscha’s Archive, an interactive website that allows users to discover thousands of photographs of Sunset Boulevard taken by artist Ed Ruscha between 1965 and 2007. Stamen Design founder Eric Rodenbeck writes about the project and the many gems they found along the way. [BV]Observed | October 06Run—don’t walk—to pick up your copy of the new book by Roman Mars + Kurt Kohlstedt. [JH]The existence and etymology of “uppercase” and “lowercase” is a fascinating tale. [BV]Observed | October 05The Japanese fashion designer Kenzo has died of complications from COVID-19, in Paris, his adopted home for more than half a century. He was 81. [JH]Observed | October 02The first Monday of every October is World Architecture Day: herewith, American architects choose their favorite Architects and buildings. [JH]Do you think they provided allen wrenches in 1958? The IKEA museum has posted 70 years of their catalogs. [BV]Observed | October 01Wix debuts their bespoke typeface: Madefor. Madefor was designed in collaboration with its in-house studio and type foundry Dalton Maag. [BV]Alexandra Lange on Wes Anderson: the fixation, the following—and now, the book. [JH]Observed | September 30How do you design for the future when the future you are designing for will not exist? [JH]Observed | September 28How Biden prepares for the debate of his life: intense preparation, rehearsals, and briefing books—and “he’s a sans-serif man! Mr. Biden has long preferred the Arial typeface,” notes the New York Times, “14 point”. [JH]“He wanted accurate science, and he wanted great design.” Pioneering science fiction designer Ron Cobb dies at 83. [JH]Dozens of examples of lettering for jazz musicians, collected by Reagan Ray from album covers and posters. (via James I. Bowie) [BV]Observed | September 22City Monitor is part of New Statesman Media Group’s innovative new data journalism division, which will provide essential business intelligence across topics such as energy, cities, banking, media, and technology, among others. Follow them here. [JH]Nicolas Heller is helping save New York City, one Instagram post at a time. [BV]Observed | September 21Help support this monumental public messaging campaign promoting the patriotism of science, religion and voting from Class Action Collective. [BV]Observed | September 17The strange, uninspired history of Spotify’s bland logo. [BV]Observed | September 16Behold: Calamityware! (Via Kim Baer.) [JH]Observed | September 01Got a Very Serious Book to sell about the dangers of radical right-wing overreach? In book publishing, this is the summer of the Sith Lord design palette. (via Blake Eskin) [BV]Observed | August 20Design criticism is everywhere. Why are we still looking for it? A must-read essay from Jarrett Fuller. [MB]Goodbye mosh pits, hello “personal platforms.” A new music venue in the UK was designed for socially distant concerts. [BV]Observed | August 18Contactless filming: design for never leaving home. [JH]Observed | August 17No books were harmed in the testing of these animals. [JH]Observed | August 14How do activism slideshows go viral on Instagram? By co-opting popular design aesthetics from brands. (via Blake Eskin) [BV]Observed | August 13Can you identify the city in which each picture was taken? A visual quiz. [JH]Observed | August 06On the power (and ephemerality) of street art. [JH]The UX of LEGO interface panels. (via James I. Bowie) [BV]

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