women in design & abstraction . . .

rowena reed kostellow (* july 6, 1900 † september 17, 1988) was an american industrial designer and professor of design. in cooperation with her husband, alexander jusserand kostellow, fidsa (* 1897 † 1954), and alongside other designers &/or artists, she co-founded one of the first industrial design educational courses in the united states, at pratt […]

necessity is the mother of invention . . .

iD2 crew: elements of design 2 | mother earth day poster designs for april 22, 2021
iD: elements of design two, earth day poster designs . . .
full scale dimensions: 594 mm × 841 mm
participants: elements of design two, the university of applied sciences regensburg, the department of architecture, the iD program: […]

untitled, number fifty-one . . .

untitled, number fifty-one . . .
untitled |ˌənˈtītld|
adjective
1 (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.
above: thammathat chaimod’s, earthday poster for april 22nd 2021 . . .
51 years of earth day . . […]

everyday hero: enhancing civility . . .

ubiquitous quality factor number 02 •
everyday design hero:
enhancing civility . . .

“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 & […]

untitled, number fifty . . .

untitled, number fifty . . .
untitled |ˌənˈtītld|
adjective
1 (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.
danube beehives, regensburg 2020 . . .
& observatoire des abeillesc from architect martin köstlbacher:
observatoire des abeilles project […]

everyday hero: lightness . . .

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 . […]

georgia on my mind . . .

today, from coney island i was thinking about, among others, nathaniel lamonde and his family, the wnba atlanta dream team members, former president jimmy carter and the late dr. martin luther king jr. maybe it’s the right moment to sing along, karaoke style, with ray . . .
georgia on my mind, sung by […]

frank was right . . .

there is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe & it has a longer shelf life . . .
frank zappa
a mind is like a parachute, it doesn’t work if it’s closed . . .
frank zappa

frank zappa teaches steve allen to play the bicycle
frank vincent zappa * december 21, 1940, † december 4, 1993
gail (adelaide) […]

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 […]

it is possible that love trumps hate . . .

“i think that a society where people really see one another as
full men and women, as americans, is possible.”
“es sollte möglich sein, dass amerikaner sich als vollwertige,
gleichberechtige männer und frauen in die augen sehen.”
bruce springsteen