In this intriguing and beautifully set essay, writer an designer Stas Aki draws parallels between the principles of his two crafts. From flow to details, he points out the synergies between a well-written piece and a well-designed work, with a convincing set of examples selected from architecture, painting and publishing. He Read more…
The 10 quick quotes below are from The War of Art by Steven Pressfield and selected by Ryan Holiday in this excellent Forbes article. It’s now at the top of my reading list. We’re pros. We’re not amateurs. We have patience. We can handle adversity. Steven Pressfield, The War of Read more…
Bookmarking a few interesting designs of Japanese butter knives (as a Frenchman, it is of particular interest): More on these fascinating utensils over at Japan Taste
Looking at what’s the best way to convince others by appealing to what your interlocutor truly wants at a deeper level, rather than staying on the surface
Adapted from one of Le Corbusier’s frameworks, the Dom-Ino system, the polikatoikia are Athens’ ubiquitous apartment blocks, built from the 1950s to the1980s. Simple principles for good living Remarkably, they helped the Greek capital to achieve high levels of social mixing thanks to a few key decisions: solid overall construction Read more…
Notes on this excellent piece from The Atlantic via Pocket. What do people like?What makes them prefer things over other? Industrial designer Raymond Loewy pioneered the modern era of industrial design. The French-born American is a figure-head, from aviation and train geeks to design buffs, thanks to his widespread practice Read more…
Milton Glaser, the New-York-based graphic design legend, has had a long and incredibly successful career, during which he launched New York Magazine, designed a Trump Vodka (in the 80s) and created the iconic “I <3 NY” campaign for the state’s tourism board in 1977. A pioneer of modern tourism, the Read more…
The team at The Colour Club was tasked with creating the identity of this new café in Sydney’s Darling Square. One of the starting point for this Japanese-inspired outpost of the cult coffee chain Devon was the idea of kishi kaisei, meaning ‘wake from death, return to life’. Uncovered in Read more…
Spain’s national mail service, Correos, has a long history and continues to serve millions daily. Its rebranding by summa: in 2019 brought a fair amount of controversy, as it often does in such a high-profile work. Looking closely at the sizeable brief including a full-blown visual identity with logo redesign, Read more…
