by Daniel van der Velden, 2006 In the NRC Handelsblad newspaper, Annette Nijs, cultural spokesperson for the VVD (People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy), wrote, ‘We are making a turn, away from the assembly line to the laboratory and the design studios, from the working class to the creative class (estimates vary from 30% to…
Diary
A Blast From The Past
Some really cool stuff I came across today that got me reminiscing about the days of yesteryear.
Book Cover Finds
Some great book covers I found of Flickr. I really love the conceptual illustrations found on a lot of the old Pelican books. Enjoy!
I just got TransFORMED!
I just joined TransFORM – a missional community formation network! TransFORM: Missional Community Formation from TransFORM on Vimeo.
Flickr Poster Finds
It’s hard to believe this last poster was created in the 1930’s. It fits right in amongst its contemporary friends. I think it is a sterling example that, like art and music, good design is timeless.
Kierkegaard: I can abstract from everything but not from myself
1836 I have just returned from a party of which I was the life and soul; wit poured from my lips, everyone laughed and admired me–but I went away–and the dash should be as long as the earth’s orbit————————–and wanted to shoot myself. Damn and hell, I can abstract from everything but not from myself,…
You’re not you. You’re everyone else.
Ijust read Peter Rollins post on Evangelism. He believes Evangelism can change the world, but his idea of Evangelism is contrary to what most may think. At his community in Ireland, Ikon, they developed an experimental group called ‘The Evangelism Project.” Essentially what they did was go around and allow themselves to be Evangelized by…
The New Typography: Jan Tschichold
Great Typography video, I love Jan Tschichold. Enjoy! The New Typography from Joe Phillips on Vimeo.
Post Halloween Spookyness: The Story of Stingy Jack
I was watching the CBS Sunday Morning show, my Sunday morning guilty pleasure, and they had a story on about the history of the Jack O’ Lantern. I found it really interesting as I had never heard the story before. So here it is, enjoy! The Story of Stingy Jack As the story goes, Stingy…
Designers You Should Know: Jacqueline Casey
“some of the most elegant posters in America. . . Her sense of proportion is at once precise and measured, organic and humane.” –Joseph P. Ansell, chair of the Visual Arts Department at Otterbein College in Westerville Jacqueline Casey began working at MIT in 1955 and was assigned to produce summer session materials for the…