“I was reminded of the Roman philosopher Seneca’s treatise On Anger, written for the benefit of the Emperor Nero, and in particular its thesis that the root cause of anger is hope. We are angry because we are overly optimistic, insufficiently prepared for the frustrations endemic to…
If our primary source of inspiration is other photographers then I think our work becomes not only more derivative than usual, but we begin to draw from a thinner gene pool and, well, y’all know how that turns out. No one wants to see the results of our artistic in-breeding. We should be drawing from the widest pool, breathing in the purest air.—
Replace photographers with designers, muscians, authors, artists or whatever, and it still runs true.
For creatives, the definition of the word “inspiration” has lost its meaning. It’s no longer a spark of intuition to solve the uniqueness in a problem, but a search for the current and complacent solutions created by others. As a creative collective the term “inspiration” has driven us to become lethargic to the realities, foundations, and intentions of our chosen craft.— Consumption: How Inspiration Killed, Then Ate, Creativity | Viget Inspire
In each case Scher’s work is informed by historical styles, but she doesn’t seek to recreate them. Rather, she deconstructs the elements that combine to make those works compelling and uses lessons from those observations to create a legitimately new work. This is work I’d classify as “inspired by.— CCA | Christopher Simmons » Stealing From Paula Scher
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“This is a quotation from William Morris as drawn by Jean Larcher in 1993. [Courtesy of Letter Exchange Magazine, issue number 6.]”
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For the holiest Torah texts, including the 5 books of Moses, a design was used which didn’t allow any mistakes at all. If the Sopher (the writer of the Torah scrolls) made one mistake he was forced to throw out the whole scroll. A different ink was used each time the name of God was written. A Sefer Torah scroll includes 304,805 letters and if a single one of these had been written incorrectly, the whole scroll would be invalidated. This means the scrolls remaining today have had the same design for the past 2000 years— BachGarde
A wonderful blog highlighting what loveliness can be done with paper – a lot of letterpress pieces to enjoy!
It’s quite compelling when you find a piece where the story and design support each other and allow the concept to shine through.— A List Apart: Articles: Art Direction and Design
Big ideas…— Seth’s Blog: Big ideas…
are little ideas that no one killed too soon.
Beautiful Book Covers: 6
http://bookcoverarchive.com/book/handbook_on_faith_hope_and_love
Man Vs. Bomb
This started off as an anti-war idea which led to a poster/tshirt design.
the small text asks : “what came first?”
which leads me to the obvious question : “what stays last…?”
this design is up for voting at Design By Humans. you can vote for it here if you like it:
www.designbyhumans.com/vote/detail/49613
This makes me exceedingly happy! -vanderengel
“This bookstore, one of the biggest of Argentina (if not whole southamerica), is located inside a theater called Grand Splendid on Santa Fé Ave. This theater was bought by Grupo IHLSA (the owner of El Ateneo).
As you can see, it’s a big and wonderful place.. Thousands of books from all subjects you can imagine.. and all of them in Spanish !
You can even take a cofee at the place that used to be the stage if you want..”
