Quipsologies
~ Vol. 52 ~
The letter Q is the proud purveyor of this week's edition of Quipsologies.
Michael B. tackles a taboo topic among design blogs: writing about stuff that doesn't relate directly to design.
One city's garbage is another man's art.
50-year-old Miffy, the rabbit, will get a museum exhibit, and so will his creator, Dick Bruna. "With a permanent collection of his work, Bruna takes his place alongside other Dutch masters, Rembrandt, Mondriaan and Van Gogh". [Thanks to John Stephenson for the link]
The Cooper-Hewitt is putting a $2 Million gift to good use by envisioning a future web site for the museum where users can curate their own shows online. Flickr is, of course, mentioned as a source of inspiration. San Francisco-based Method is leading the charge for the museum. [Via Coudal]
Jason Fried of 37 Signals and Jim Coudal of Coudal Partners deliver the opening remarks at SXSW: less is more, curious is better. Download the MP3. More SXSW podcasts here.
Video game fans, rejoice at this jaw-dropping collection.
When Typography Attacks II: Cleavage Edition. [Clusterlinked back to Gizmodo]
Chromeography: Admiration of the metal logos and lettering affixed to mid-century automobiles and appliances. [Via Coudal]
Martha does it again. Will it stick?
Unusual cards by Francesca Berrini. [Via Sam Potts]
The streets come alive! An in-depth look at those wacky sidewalk illustrations.
Opening soon — Modernism: Designing a New World 1914-1939 at the V&A.
Sometimes you just don't wanna know The Truth about the Billable Hour. (gee thanks Plep, now I'm depressed)
A well-designed diagram that shows where your tax dollars go. (gee thanks Boing Boing, now I'm even more depressed)
The war in Iraq is now three years old and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) is reforming on campuses across the country. Their proposed sticker and flyer may not look as nice as P. Diddy's or Howard Stern's clenched fists, but they're a welcome return to the image's roots.
Brown University Library's Center for Digitial Initiatives has an impressive online collection of the SDS-affiliated publication Radical America.
La poésie est dans la rue and while there have been sightings of Atelier Populaire posters from 1968, I suspect such reports are either wishful thinking or perhaps misidentification of look-alike slogans.
While searching the web for current manifestations of Atelier Populaire posters, I came across this groovy 2001 image from Quebec Indymedia ("Media is watching. Sleep citizens.").
On the twilight of film photography. (via 2 Blowhards)
On Hand-drawn lettering & experimental typography.
A friend claims that whenever you walk into an art gallery, you see either "doodles" or "porn". Perhaps these would be considered refined doodles.
Who says nudity doesn't pay?
Who says you can't read in the dark?
There are more Hip-Hop flyers in the world than dreamt of in your philosophy.
Comic critique through medical criteria.
Copyright critique through comics.
Jerry Lewis' comic adventures (Happy 80th, you Legion Commander).
Comments
Hey Armin — no mention of Quipsologies' one-year anniversary?
Posted by: m. kingsley | March 20, 2006 12:19 PM
Martha manages to have a tag line that's twin to dear Ellen's site.
Posted by: Randy | March 20, 2006 02:28 PM
Mark, seems like the anniversary was back in February 15. I missed it then... Less luck in remembering it a month late. But, yeah, a year: cool. Imagine all the links we wouldn't have linked had we not started it. Long live the power of the link.
Posted by: Armin | March 20, 2006 03:40 PM
> Long live the power of the link
...and its effect on Google rankings.
Posted by: m. kingsley | March 20, 2006 04:12 PM
I'm a fan of Martha's Living — it's a great example of editorial design; the articles about fine cooking and home designs are insightful and instructional, giving a glimpse into the professional side of those skills.
But I think Blueprint might have taken the magazine off the craftmaking cliff. The panel of expert editors seem to be anything but designers — which makes it clear that their target audience is the scrapbook/dollhouse/craft-crap-making crowd. Ick. Craft makes me want to power-vomit.
As a designer, I take a little offense to the term design being used in their tagline. Craft is not design, and it definitely is not my life.
Posted by: Tan | March 20, 2006 07:29 PM
Martha manages to have a tag line that's twin to dear Ellen's site
Also, there's already a design magazine called Blueprint. I wonder if they know about Martha's new venture?
Posted by: Jose Nieto | March 20, 2006 07:34 PM
I'm surprised that in this version of Quipsologies, sponsored by the letter Q, there was no mention of Quark's new NEW logo.
Posted by: EJV | March 21, 2006 08:27 AM
I'm surprised that in this version of Quipsologies, sponsored by the letter Q, there was no mention of Quark's new NEW logo.
Posted by: EJV | March 21, 2006 08:27 AM
You mean this?
Looks like they decided to go 3D just to play it safe :)
Posted by: Mr. Frankie L | March 21, 2006 09:53 AM
Here is a quote from the article given by EJV:
"Our internal creative team designed the new logo," he replied, "and we received feedback from a variety of outside consultants throughout the design process. Then we undertook all the appropriate business, legal, and creative analysis in review of our new logo."
Posted by: Mr. Frankie L | March 21, 2006 09:56 AM
"Our internal creative team designed the new logo," he replied, "and we received feedback from a variety of outside consultants throughout the design process. Then we undertook all the appropriate business, legal, and creative analysis in review of our new logo."
Translated: it was designed by committee.
Posted by: Darrel | March 21, 2006 10:04 AM
EJV... You are right, it was the perfect opportunity to flog it again (it is mentioned in the "Quark Reloaded" discussion). Just goes to show you that Monday morning blogging can leave a lot to be desired.
Posted by: Armin | March 21, 2006 10:28 AM
Just as a tangent to Armin's post:
Quick question: How many designers hate Mondays or - alternately - are energized by the potential of a new week? The reason I'm asking is that creativity has sort of a biorythmn dependant on certain peaks. I wonder if anyone else experiences this?
Posted by: Pesky Illustrator | March 21, 2006 10:57 PM
Regarding Mondays: horrible
Regarding Quark: horrible
Regarding sidewalk optical illusions: cool
Regarding the Atelier Populaire poster (which I always thought could be read in the imperative, or at least onbliquely as well - "veillent citoyens "): Ne pas plier
I was in quebec city for the demo, and worked with the ne pas plier bunch to distribute the graphics. It was certainly quite something. Also see the mask factory.
Posted by: Kevin | March 23, 2006 01:07 PM