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The Party is Over.

Ofazomi is back from holiday with a sun burn, a pocket full of agates, filthy sneakers and some excellent finds. I’ve missed you, little design-o-centric audience!

Posted in Editorial

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

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

The Best High School Design Program

is in Lompoc, California.

Posted in Artists & Designers, Editorial, Education, Mad Props, Resources

MacBook Pro & CS5

‘It’s like pianos: a 9-foot Bösendorfer may be a better piano than the upright at the local bar, but if you can’t play the piano, you won’t get good music out of any of them.’

Posted in Course Related, Editorial, Education, Repost From Cited Source, Resources, Vocation & Profession