in search of good design
case studies, examples of good design execution and the thinking behind them
in search of good design
Fictive Kin
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Design is enchantment
The TEDx talk I gave at Indiana University in November 2019 was about hope made visible. Hope is our imagined, better reality. It is not a cheap “coping mechanism.” Hope is an illogical faith in what is currently the unreal, the impossible. We do not simply want enchantment; we cannot survive without it.
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Brian Collins
The TEDx talk I gave at Indiana University in November 2019 was about hope made visible. Hope is our imagined, better reality. It is not a cheap “coping mechanism.” Hope is an illogical faith in what is currently the unreal, the impossible. We do not simply want enchantment; we cannot survive without it.
By
Brian Collins
Brian Collins • Design is enchantment
design is to make the intangible into reality.
Okay Hoodzpah, I see you.
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
... See moreLess is more is true in the broader scope. Here the teacup example gives context on how this maxim holds true
Playtype Fonts and typefaces - Commission Typeface - Sounds Right
playtype.comI really loved their work for Sounds Right
Kurt Woerpel
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Kurt Woerpel, graphic designer
Cabana Magazine
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"Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”
― William Morris
― William Morris