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Star Wars vs Saul Bass — Borrowing Liberally from Monoscope

nobody@vox.com(ydnar) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:27:13 -0800

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Monochrome Japanese Perspective Puzzles

nobody@vox.com(ydnar) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:14:27 -0800

I have a thing for purposeful monochromatic constructions, devices that simultaneously tickle my parietal and occipital lobes, Venn diagrams of precious little intersection of the trickster, beauty and math. Childhood ingredients included parts Escher, Pinball Construction Set and the Basel School. This week I was ecstatic to be exposed to not one, but two examples of this meter—one physical, the other virtual, both Japanese, rendered in white, challenges to be experimented with.

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To Do

nobody@vox.com(ydnar) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:29:14 -0800

Crossposted from my site: Mark FTW!

(get yours here)

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Netnanny?

nobody@vox.com(ydnar) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:14:56 -0800

network conformity

Jay Allen reminded me of this 1996 block, trying to channel Irvine Welsh and Chuck Palahniuk. Iterative, natch.

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Only 18 Shopping Days Left

nobody@vox.com(ydnar) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:44:43 -0800

This Table Will Self Destruct

http://www.studio1am.com/product.php?...

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Takayuki Senzaki’s Magical Origami

nobody@vox.com(ydnar) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:23:51 -0800

Takayuki Senzaki’s Magical Origami

http://pingmag.jp/2007/11/22/takayuki...

Using Japanese origami, Kyushu-based artist Takayuki Senzaki creates beautiful decor, like playing with shadows and creating cute plant patterns with traditional paper with designs that change when it is folded. During this year’s DesignTide, his colourful origami-style chandeliers as part of his ORIKAMI exhibition filled the walls with mysterious shadows creating a magical atmosphere. PingMag just had to visit Takayuki Senzaki right away.

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Hunting for EPS

nobody@vox.com(ydnar) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:05:08 -0800

NYCMTAGSM

...and found this. I love the internet.

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Amazon Wishlist

nobody@vox.com(ydnar) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:56:47 -0800

Wishlist

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The Beginning of the End of My Design Career

nobody@vox.com(ydnar) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:33:26 -0700

Poseidon

When I was a little kid, I wanted to be an architect or a filmmaker. I drew lots of pictures, mostly pen & ink of monsters and cathedrals. I built clocks and violins and artificial limbs with Legos. It was a typical (I suppose) childhood for a kid who liked to draw. I drew a few yearbook covers for school, and illustrations for other bits.

doubleaught.com

In 1992, I started playing around with Freehand and Photoshop. I later moved onto Illustrator, and very quickly my use of traditional media dwindled. I fell in love with Helvetica, post-modernism, Emigre and The Designers Republic. I tried and utterly failed to make it as a freelance designer in New York, and oscillated back to software engineering.

At a startup in Virginia in 1998, I was the closest thing they had to a designer, so design I did. The logo, the letterhead, marketing materials, even a trade show booth. It was a non-subtle nod to AIGA and Apple. Garamond Condensed, Bondi Blue and symbols evoking the original Interplay logo were the order of the day. We made tons of one-off products for various clients, skinning our site. Our business model revolved around integrating business data (sourced from InfoUSA) with WHOIS data (sourced from somewhere shady).

iChannel 6

We were acquired by AltaVista in 1999, and with that the need for a designer evaporated and I moved to doing coding & software architecture full time. Until I occillated back to game design, that is…

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AIGA Symbol Signs - Just in Case

nobody@vox.com(ydnar) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:31:00 -0700

AIGA Symbol Signs - Just in Case

http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/symbo...

This system of 50 symbol signs was designed for use at the crossroads of modern life: in airports and other transportation hubs and at large international events. Produced through a collaboration between the AIGA and the U.S. Department of Transportation, they are a triumph of design over mediocrity. Or something.

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