Posts in the category design
viaduc de grandfey & maillart extended . . .
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 […]
posted 16 February 2021
regensburg’s cultural inventory project . . .
video: 573 cultural mugshots in 4 & 3/4 minutes . . .
regensburg’s cultural inventory project 2020 . . .
posted 16 January 2021
categories design
new york city transit & the vignelli diagram’s new life . . .
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 […]
posted 10 November 2020
the swiss grid . . .
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 . . .
posted 21 October 2020
on the way to coney island . . .
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 […]
posted 14 September 2020
we don’t need another hero . . .
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 […]
posted 10 April 2020
torino & tinkering with type . . .
on press, at the tickering with type workshops, turin italy . . .
archivio tipografico’s website . . .
information about tinkering with type . . .
letterpress projects at swayspace . . .
castello di rivoli museum of contemporary art . . .
posted 30 July 2019
small is beautiful; human powered vehicle . . .
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. […]
posted 10 April 2019
intangible architecture . . .
intangible |inˈtanjəbəl|
adjective
unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence: my companions do not care about cyberspace or anything else so intangible.
• difficult or impossible to define or understand; vague and abstract: the rose symbolized something intangible about their relationship.
• (of an asset or benefit) not constituting or represented by a physical object and […]
posted 10 March 2019
categories design
ascending & descending guernsey island . . .
channel island guernsey has over 42 miles of coastal paths. the cliff path network of the south coast of guernsey meanders from la valette for 28.5 miles before finishing at pleinmont. the south coast cliffs are a continuous expanse of semi-natural vegetation on the island, consisting mainly of maritime heathland and cliff-top grassland. flanerie festivals: […]
posted 25 August 2018
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