“Design in art, is a recognition of the relation between various things, various elements in the creative flux. You can’t invent a design. You recognise it, in the fourth dimension. That is, with your blood and your bones, as well as with your eyes.” –David Herbert Lawrence LOENOGRAPH by J.J. Cromer
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Design is Unexplainable
The challenge with design is that it’s not as primitive as logic, but we tend to silently measure it logically. Design is a craft that approaches the complexity of natural language with nuances, contradictions, and emotions. Much like good writing, good design is something that doesn’t just evolve, but is intelligently created by a craftsman….
Design is in everything we make
“Design is in everything we make, but it’s also between those things. It’s a mix of craft, science, storytelling, propaganda, and philosophy.” Quote: Erik Adigard Illustration: Kjell Varvin
Normalcy Out of Chaos
“Designers can create normalcy out of chaos; they can clearly communicate ideas through the organizing and manipulating of words and pictures.” ~Jeffery Veen Posters by Paul Tebbott
Saul Bass on Making Beautiful Things
via Just Creative Design
The Ancient Hebrew Conception of The Universe
I came across this awesome poster (HT yayeveryday!) and marveled at what great design can do, that is, essentially draw you in and implore you to look around.
In Two Minds
“IN TWO MINDS” from Carl Krull on Vimeo. Great animation by Carl Krull, HT to PitchDesignUnion.
The Evolution of Type Taste
The Evolution of Type Taste by Jessica Hische
Please Do Not Disturb: A Collection of Hotel Door Hangers
Some great door hangers I found on flickr.
Kandinsky: A Vibration of the Soul
Wassily Kandinsky, considered by many as the father of abstract painting, was born on December 4, 1866 and died in the same month, 78 years later–December 13, 1944. Kandinsky was an art theorist, economist, lawyer, teacher and artist. I submit that December is a fine time to honor one of the most influential 20th century…