The Designer As Gumshoe- August 30, 2007 The aim in this essay is not to raise mass consciousness about gum pollution. Over the past year, Ive been something of a gumshoe, investigating and documenting patterns of gum goop, and talking to perpetrators and victims alike. Now Im ready to share my findings.http://www.designobserver.com/archives/027673.html Design Criticisms Winding Road- August 27, 2007 To what extent does design criticism inspire a reaction; to whom is criticism addressed and what happens as a result of it being read This article discusses the way in which an excerpt from a review of a 1955 Buick unexpectedly inspired a painting by one of the world's best-known Pop artists, Richard Hamilton.http://www.designobserver.com/archives/027784.html Another Myth Brilliantly Debunked- August 23, 2007 The Folding Paper Box Association of America would influence more than just packaging regulations: a half century before the Poynter Institute would claim authorship for its revolutionary Eye-Trac research, the FPBAA was already tracking viewers' visual responses to packaging...http://www.designobserver.com/archives/027778.html Why Design Wont Save the World- August 20, 2007 After ten months in Africa, I recently visited the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum to see Design for the Other 90%. Here, I thought, was an exhibition I could enthusiastically embrace. Unfortunately...http://www.designobserver.com/archives/027474.html |