Posts in the category design

untitled, number eighty-seven . . .

untitled, number eighty-seven . . .

untitled |ˌənˈtītld|adjective1 (of a book, composition, or other artistic work) having no name.2 (of a person) not having a title indicating high social or official rank:lesser untitled officials.

mio:
matthew’s inanimate objects.image | untitled, by saul steinberg | 1977
true love: math is the answer to more than one question . . […]

posted 14 February 2024

categories design, photos

2024: the year of the wood dragon . . .

rat | ox | tiger | rabbit | dragon | snake | horse | goat | monkey | rooster | dog | pig dragon years: 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 & now 2024 . . .

ny times | ai weiwei’s “zodiac” is a mystical memory tour . . .

npr […]

posted 9 February 2024

categories design, education, photos

flotsam & jetsam . . .

flotsam and jetsam (in german: treibgut oder schwemmgut) are terms that describe two types of marine debris associated with vessels. flotsam is defined as debris in the water that was not deliberately thrown overboard, often as a result from a shipwreck or accident. jetsam describes debris that was deliberately thrown overboard by a crew of […]

posted 21 November 2023

categories design, education, photos

everyday hero exhibit thun . . .

“the aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity & familiarity.”

philosopher ludwig wittgenstein

| everyday hero triptych |

“quite generally, the familiar, just because it is familiar, is not cognitively understood . . .”

“what is ‘familiarly known’ is not properly known, . . .  

just for the […]

posted 21 September 2023

categories design, education, photos

david plowden | photographer . . .

david plowden: the architecture of agriculture
the grohmann museum | milwaukee, wisconsin
until august 20, 2023, . . .

the image below is from the book, david plowden | imprints:
maurice stroda’s garage, ramona kansas 1991
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posted 23 June 2023

categories design, photos