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Compare & Contrast 2

Discuss amongst yerselves.

Posted in Amusement, Course Related, Design History, Design Theory, Typography, Visual Concepts

Compare & Contrast 1

Discuss amongst yerselves.

Posted in Amusement, Course Related, Design History, Design Theory, Visual Concepts

But is it art?

A few months ago the head of a grad school arts program told me my art wasn’t. I felt honored.

Posted in Course Related, Design History, Design Theory, Editorial, Repost From Cited Source, Visual Concepts

Paper Model of Assault Rifle

Is the symbolism even stronger when and object’s form is divorced from its functionality?

Posted in Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design Theory, Uncategorized, Visual Concepts

Phonaesthesia

The idea that sounds have shape should permeate our visual language of typography. But it doesn’t. Why? There is more emphasis on the aesthetic continuity of letter forms than the sound representation. Is this a function of the mutability of

Posted in Amusement, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design History, Design Theory, Editorial, Typography, Visual Concepts