Nothing is perfect; perfect is nothing.
In his last year, Josef Müller-Brockmann gave a lecture in Mexico on his work. The renowned Swiss designer brought down the house with his final slide—which was blank. “This is my best piece of work,” intoned Müller-Brockmann. According to biographer Kerry William Purcell in his 2008 monograph, Josef Müller-Brockmann (Phaidon), [...]
U & M-B
(Untitled) book
As part of my application for promotion to full professor at ODU, to accompany copies of Volume, I made a limited-edition book of additional writings for internal and external reviewers. The writings are a selection of articles, essays, and miscellany that were either written after receiving tenure and not included in Volume, or written after [...]
At CAA
I will be presenting at the College Art Association annual conference in New York in February 2011. My paper, “Implosure,” will conclude the panel “What’s Art Got to Do With It? Design Writing in the Twenty-First Century,” chaired by Elizabeth Guffey, Purchase College, State University of New York; and Alice Twemlow, School of Visual Arts. [...]
Volume Extended Index
Space considerations prevented a comprehensive index to be published in Volume. However, as an extra to the book, you can download a PDF of the book’s full index here. The extended index was also designed by Jiwon Lee (thanks!) in the same layout as the book—so just print it out, trim it down, and [...]
