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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more…
In this seminal post, Jilles Oldenbeuving presents some his 16 rules to craft and present decks better. They’re, quite frankly, a must-read for anyone who needs to convey information, not just for those of us making decks, as they can Read more…
The excellent Re Agency has finished the branding for the newest Shanghai restaurant from Chef Austin Hu, Heritage by Madison, a concept mixing traditional Chinese roots with his international experience.
The 4 core principles of Epicurean philosophy as laid out in the Tetrapharmakos: 1. A happy and eternal being has no trouble himself and brings no trouble upon any other being; hence he is exempt from movements of anger and Read more…
(via Paris Mayor Pledges a Greener ‘15-Minute City’ – CityLab) Just reelected Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo has pledged in her manifesto to make the densest metropolis in Europe a “15-minute city” – or, in French, the ‘quart d’heure’. What Read more…
Urban farming is all the rage at the moment, with many looking at new options to transform suffocating cities into greener, more liveable homes. As we’re looking for options, turning to Renaissance innovations could give us a few ideas. Among Read more…
