Category: Art Theory
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Why Twilight is out and Hunger Games is in (and what’s next)
Splash News via Teen.com Disclaimer: I’m not big on either vampires or death-matches, for personal reasons. I’m not judging you if you are, but this post isn’t the rantings of an encamped fanboy. I think that both mythologies are representative of the culture in which they gain popularity, and that’s what I’d like to spend…
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Branding is “First Followership”
SwissMiss shared this great, brief TEDtalk which is worth watching for the Shirtless Dancing Guy alone: The inspiring thing here, branding-wise, is that “first follower-ship” is what branding is all about. A brand designer’s role is to “transform a lone nut into a leader,” by catching the vision and making it appealing by embracing it…
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Design by Love
I’ve been thinking about design culture, and the way in which designers interact with clients and audiences. If I could invite designers to do one thing, it would be to “Design by love” … that is, let love inform how they do their work. Lots of times, this list overlaps with simple professionality (which can…
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A different line of thought entirely
The utilitarian question is: “What’s the point of this?” The aesthetic question is: “Is this beautiful?” Both have their strengths and weaknesses … but I think that in general, people seem to think utilitarianism is the only way of looking at something. And it isn’t.
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I think I’d like to destroy any reputation for having taste…
…by arguing for the merits of art or media that people “just don’t get.†I love looking at something and saying, “Well, that seems really lousy,†and then digging until I figure out what it is people could love about it. If you have any art or media that you “don’t get†or “don’t see…