Posted by Michael Dyer
Posted: 16/03/2010
In the summer of 2007, after over a half century in existence, Franz Bader bookstore in Washington DC closed. I had spent many hours in this specialty shop which focused on art, architecture, and design books; first as a student in the mid 1990s, later as a practicing local designer and, finally, as a visitor after moving to New York. More
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Posted by James Greenfield
Posted: 02/03/2010
I first sat down to write this article in the wake of a project I had worked on, with the online shop Blanka, getting a sour reaction on the Creative Review blog. I have taken my time over it as I didn’t want it to be axe grinding about some of the negativity, but as a discussion point building on the article recently published on this blog by Paul M Fuog. More
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Posted by Matt Judge
Posted: 25/02/2010
Design Week (UK) invited me to contribute towards a Vox Pop this week. The Question: A group of Belgium ad agencies went on strike in protest at pitches. What issue would entice you to go on strike.
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Posted in Advertising, Design Economy, Design future
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Posted by Jimmy Tilley
Posted: 24/02/2010
A pair of maverick creatives are looking to reward those unable to enter the more established design competitions. More
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Posted by Matt Judge
Posted: 29/01/2010
I dropped by the Electric Works in San Francisco’s SOMA last weekend to see Fine Art Photographe Katherine Westerhout’s ‘Rust Belt’ exhibition, and wasn’t disappointed.
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Posted by Joshua Swanbeck
Posted: 19/01/2010
Chase Jarvis coined the phrase ‘The best camera is the one that is with you’, and while I agree that a crappy photo is sometimes better than no photo at all, generally speaking, I think cameras in phones suck. Yeah, they’re convenient, but unless you’re a teenage girl posting a new profile picture to your MySpace, they’re basically useless. But that was all before I found ShakeItPhoto. More
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Posted by Jimmy Tilley
Posted: 12/01/2010
Two different London shows this weekend displayed how programming and audio-visual technology are finding their place as tools with which to make more artistic statements.
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Posted by Design Assembly
Posted: 11/01/2010
In response to Emily Gosden’s defamatory article on the Times Online, we at Design Assembly felt compelled as a collective to address the issues raised in the hope that the apparent lack of appreciation and awareness of our profession is addressed. More
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Posted in Branding, Design Assembly, Design Economy, Design future, Education, Social responsibility, Uncategorized
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