posts in the category design
ubiquitous quality factor number 01 •everyday design hero:lightness . . .
“the aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity & familiarity.”
philosopher ludwig wittgenstein
01) lightness . . .
02) enhancing civility . . .
03) beautility . . .
04) robust, resilient & repairable . […]
the grandfey viaduct is on the swiss federal railways (sbb cff ffs) line from fribourg to bern, switzerland. grandfey is one of the largest bridges in switzerland. in 1856, the then lausanne fribourg bern railway company commissioned engineer leopold blotnitzki to carry out studies for this most complex construction project in its network. built from […]
an interesting viewpoint from allen hillery about one of vignelli’s most important legacies; the nyc transit signage system and the design of the nyc subway diagram:
how vignelli’s design still influences nyc’s subway maps today . . .
a film by gary hustwit, about a developing digital version of the nyc transit’s current map, which inherits […]
the swiss grid at poster house: 119 west 23rd street new york, ny 10011
february 27, 2020 until february 14, 2021
the swiss grid explores the development & impact of the international
typographic style, considered one of the most important movements
in graphic design history; masterpieces of communication that
have stood the test of time . . .
there is, of course, a coney island in ireland, but that’s not the one i’m referring to here. on the way to coney island and the atlantic ocean, via the n train, you can get off at the 86th street station to see the new mosaics (the public art mosaics were part of the overall […]
follow your bliss . . .
if you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track
that has been there all the while waiting for you and the life
you ought to be living is the one you are living. when you can
see that, you begin to meet people who are in the field […]
still facing infinity | the tectonic sculptures of erwin hauer.
august 29, 2019 – november 16, 2019
neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers
from the swift completion of their appointed rounds . . .
yes, small is beautiful. a human powered vehicle, otherwise known as a united states postal service satchel delivery cart. these satchel delivery cart is typical of the carts used by u.s. […]
