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Has design been “Dirty?”

I’ve posted two relatively lengthy responses to a new essay by Steven Heller, “The Decade of Dirty Design,” at Voice: AIGA Journal of Design. I contend that the label doesn’t encompass the entirety of design activity, focusing on a singular but not definitive exponent of design activity. I first offer a deliberately provocative (and arguably [...]

Samizdat Essays

Derek Munn over at RageHaus has self-published a trio of limited-edition booklets featuring some of my design writing for Emigre. Remastered versions of the essays will appear in the upcoming Volume. Check out the work here. Thanks Derek!

More on Design and Faith

The web site InsideWork: Business Spiritually Engaged posted an article on my Design Observer post “I Believe in Design.” Thanks to Dan Wooldridge for the post and the commentators for continuing the discussion!

Volume update

The manuscript of Volume has been delivered to the publisher, Princeton Architectural Press, and is in the process of editing. The projected publication date is August 2010. Some of the writings mentioned previously have been retitled and a revised track listing is given below, with word counts. However, some previously published works have been substantially [...]

Hear me, hear me

To listen to an interview with me on Design Matters with Debbie Millman from March 17, 2006, click here.

Our symbol:

The hexahexaflexagon

is the symbol-artifact of Ephemeral States. It is a folding paper object composed of 19 equilateral triangles that displays six different faces of six triangles. Three of the faces will open to two other faces, the other three will open to one. To view a short video on how to flex a hexahexaflexagon click here. (Video by Peter Eudenbach)

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