Tag Archives: design

Craftmanship in the age of industry

April 3, 2009 – 11:44 am

However much skill [the ordinary workman] may have in his fingers and conscientiousness in his mind, he can no longer be regarded as an artist, because his skill is not that of a man making things.

By Luke Rodgers | Posted in philosophy | Comments (0)

Brought to you by Saul Bass

February 25, 2009 – 1:20 pm

Saul Bass: a designer who’s name you should know

By Luke Rodgers | Posted in fabulous and random things | Comments (0)

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the way We Make Things

September 9, 2008 – 7:55 pm

Without exaggerating, I can say that this is probably the most important book I’ve read in a long time. And that’s not for lack of “important” books on my bookshelf. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things is important because it introduces the reader to an entirely novel way of thinking about design, [...]

By Luke Rodgers | Posted in environment, philosophy, things about which I am not ambivalent | Comments (1)

Leveraging the shape of information

August 14, 2008 – 1:48 pm

Came across a good presentation from 2004 by Victor Lombardi, called Incorporating Navigation Research into Design Method (PDF) that discusses (among other things) the “native shape” of information, and how to leverage it in design.
Three images, drawn from research by Elaine Toms (citation in PDF above, all images taken from PDF above) comparing the “recognizability” [...]

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