The Way of the Zeppelin
Filed under Output and tagged Ideas on January 26th, 2010
A decade from now, all these shifts, rifts, and tiffs we’re having over emerging media and devices will seem as silly as putting out fresh hay for your Ford Model A.
I suspect that many of us are applying old thinking to new problems and, in the process, making accommodations for a transitional, and ultimately obsolete, vehicle.
Blue Reid
Filed under Input and tagged Design on January 24th, 2010
Recently received a reissued edition of John Coltrane’s 1957 masterpiece Blue Train and was reminded of just how incredible Blue Note album covers tend to be.
The cream of the crop has got to be the work done by Reid Miles through the fifties and early sixties. During his eleven year tenure, he created some of the most iconic and enduring images of jazz to date. His distinct approach of combining bold color, funky lettering, and clean typography with half-toned images by photographer and Blue Note co-founder Francis Wolff left an indelible mark on mid-century graphic design. Not to mention everything that’s come since.
Before I knew anything about graphic design or music, I knew these had some serious mojo.
Guillermo
Filed under Output and tagged Drawings on January 15th, 2010
