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Pinch_Bespoke Twitter Roundup: Week of 13 October....
17 October 2008
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Twitter Roundup: Week of 13 October.
Spend:
A nice bit of information design on the economy from our friends at
GOOD
. From Starbucks weekly
GOOD Sheet
.
Float:
Byron Ferris' third essay titled, "Sailing along the motorway." A look forward (and back) to auto design.
Persist:
For nearly twenty years, Britain's Why Not Associates "serve their clients' purpose." And kick some ass.
Reside:
Pinch pal Brian White and Architecture W wrap M-House for partner Michel Weenick in Nagoya. Via @archdaily
Change:
Alex Steffen's
WorldChanging
proposes this idea: the answers to building the future we want already exist.
Transport:
Leave it to two guys in Portland to adopt a tried-and-true, two-wheeled European solution to cargo.
Trust:
Pinch is pleased to be working with Oregon Trout. The agency casts a longer line in restoring freshwater health. Launching Feb. 09.
Involve:
Way of Women (W-O-W).
A new perspective on creative women and their world(s). A platform for discussion.
Devour:
Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change.
Victor Papanek on responsible design (1971).
Enroll:
PNCA and OCAC announce the nation's first joint two-year MFA program in Applied Craft and Design.
Employ:
Fibonacci sequence. In 1202
Liber Abaci
introduced the numerical system to Western European mathematics.
Arouse:
Whimsical French firm Deubal returns to the essence of the film title; a classic reveal of type and image.
Record:
We hit a milestone; 100 followers of our little service. Thanks to @designmilk and @Luxist. And thanks to you from @Pinch_Bespoke.
Learn:
AIGA Portland presents
Designspeaks
with Byron Ferris. Oct. 23 at Ace Hotel. Six decades of practice.
Stretch:
The Bugatti Veyron redefines the production vehicle. Vulgar? Yup. But in terms of engineering, a landmark.
View:
Eye Magazine,
the international review of design. If you're not reading it, you're not seeing. @eyemagazine.
Recognize:
Hugh Dubberly on why Horst W.J. Rittel matters to designers. Published in Design Issues, Winter 2007.
Reinvest:
Auburn's Rural Studios. Enabling design students to put human values to work as citizens of a community.
Release:
Apple redefines the notebook with its new MacBook. Note: Energy Star 4.0, EPEAT Gold, and RoHS standards.
Design:
"By considering a thing in its next larger context; a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment." Eliel Saarinen
Revere:
Raymond Loewy. The man behind the Zippo, Leisurama, Concorde interiors, Chubb and Shell logos. And more.
Reclaim:
Thought Leadership by Design.
A concise assembly of contemporary quotes on the evolving nature of design.
Promote:
The Design Business Association brings business to design, design to business, and design to government.
Invest:
Black & Company. A brand for an investment bank, without marble and/or two men in suits, shaking hands.
Quote:
“A designer achieves perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” Saint Exupéry
Consume:
Amidst the prescriptions for what ails us,
The Serif
provides a potent daily dose of design inspiration.
Engage:
Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises.
From Metropolis Books.
Build:
Jakub Majewski, Lukasz Pastuszka, Tomasz Bierzanowski are moomoo architects, a Polish firm bending the right angle.
Identify:
David Airey compiles his list of the world's most iconic logo designers. Who is missing here?
Review:
Pinch's Twitter Roundup for last week. Bits and pieces; from Eames to McQueen and nearly everything in between.
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