Posts from January 2013

commodity, firmness & delight . . .

“well-building hat three conditions. commodity, firmness & delight.” sir henry wotton’s 1624 translated version of the de architectura is a plain and accurate translation of vitruvius’s work. in addition to architecture, this quote has long been used as a reference for good design standards; in essence, purpose, form, and meaning. these ideas and regensburg medieval […]

posted 24 January 2013

categories design, education

five times five . . .

five times five is an exhibit of work from iD students at the university of applied sciences regensburg. the point of departure for the exhibit was a two and three dimensional visual exploration in the area of semiotics. the individual projects were developed on interrelated levels. first, as a flat composition of 25 correlating fields […]

posted 14 January 2013

categories design, education