Posts Tagged ‘design’

Looking at Digital Downsides
A multipurpose digital printer — one that can scan, fax, make copies and print photos — is an inexpensive technical marvel. See the original post here:  Looking at Digital Downsides
Design: An Italian Designer’s Homage to His Native Country
In a dazzlingly ambitious exhibition at La Triennale Design Museum in Milan, Alessandro Mendini has assembled a collection of objects to illustrate Italy. Read more from the original source:  Design: An Italian Designer’s Homage to His Native Country
Putting New Tools in Students’ Hands
Two young designers from San Francisco have set up an innovative design-and-build program at a high school in one of North Carolina’s poorest areas. Originally posted here:  Putting New Tools in Students’ Hands
A Compendium of Everyday Genius
At the Vitra Design Museum in Germany, a new exhibition highlights a collection of inventions that inhabit and inform our daily lives, from bubble wrap to Velcro — brilliance hiding in plain sight. See original here:  A Compendium of Everyday Genius
Design: A Small Book on a Big Career
Irma Boom recently took on a challenge: creating a book to commemorate 25 years of making books. Her work is showcased at the University of Amsterdam Library. Here is the original post: Design: A Small Book on a Big Career
Design: A Font of Ideas From a ‘Nomadic’ Humanitarian Architect
A planner for Architecture for Humanity helped brainstorm projects ranging from ships made of plastic to housing for Native Americans and Haitians. See the original post:  Design: A Font of Ideas From a ‘Nomadic’ Humanitarian Architect
Design: Taking the Pulse of Eindhoven
If the students in the master’s degree course at Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands are any guide, contemporary designers would like to see the birth of an age of participatory democracy. Original post: Design: Taking the Pulse of Eindhoven
Design: Breaking Loose From the Sober-Sided
Design can have its more indulgent side, creating things that aren’t necessarily world-changing but are beautiful, luscious, sensual or fun. Read more from the original source: Design: Breaking Loose From the Sober-Sided
Design: New York Museum Showcases Custom-Made Bicycles
The exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York features the work of six builders of 21 custom-made metal bikes. Here is the original post:  Design: New York Museum Showcases Custom-Made Bicycles
Design: The Artistry of Inconspicuous Quality
What is good design? Read the rest here:  Design: The Artistry of Inconspicuous Quality