I review the book Design and the Creation of Value by John Heskett and edited by Clive Dilnot and Susan Boztepe in the second issue of the academic journal Dialectic—for which I also serve on the editorial board. I say of the book, “Because it focuses on design’s core rationale, my impulse is to pronounce …
This is my all-time favorite card design. Maybe it’s my favorite design, ever. I’ve devised a number of gallery exhibition announcements over the years and I’ve always been determined to subvert the standard format. That plan is: full bleed color photograph of an artwork on the front, show information set in Helvetica on the back. …
“Most of you won’t like this, and I don’t blame you at all. It’s not meant for you.” —Lou Reed, original liner notes to Metal Machine Music (The Amine β Ring) (RCA, 1975) ♭♭ For Barney Bubbles, ersatz is as real as fake gets. Due to his myriad puzzles and conundrums, it’s tempting to look …
I’m involved in two aspects of the upcoming Walking Backwards exhibition of the work of designer Vaughan Oliver. First, I’ve written “Beauty:Entropy,” the essay for an accompanying booklet. I’ll also be discussing Oliver’s work as part of a panel, “Elevating the Banal: Perspectives on the Work of Vaughan Oliver,” co-sponsored by AIGA Boston and Lesley …