December 2008
Manifesto of sorts
As I enter my last semester of design school, I’m trying to stay focused on listening to my instincts and developing my ability to actually articulate my beliefs about my field and my goals within my field. This is a new edit of a short document that I’ve been developing since the end of this past summer. It’s more of an internal document - not sure I’d actually publish it...
“Architecture has been defined in terms of one activity, and that activity is...”
– Rem Koolhaas
Meme Alt-ar →
SK, Ted, and myself are on a quest to understand memes. We’ve started this Tumblr to house some of our findings. If you’d like to participate, send one of us an email.
interview with massimo vignelli
designboom: describe your style, like a good friend of yours would describe it.
mv: spare, essential, intellectually elegant, strong, timeless (at least I hope! )
“If you can design one thing, you can design everything.”
– Massimo Vignelli - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Vignelli was born in Milan in 1931; through his teenage years, he became...”
– Massimo Vignelli - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
my favorite music of 2008
peace out, 2k8. this is a list of music that i played a lot and genuinely enjoyed over the past year. it starts out with things that i encountered this year but were actually made in other years. then, you get some albums that didn’t quite make the cut. finally, enjoy the youtube/vimeo/pitchforktv lovefest that comprises the top 10.
happy holidays.
discovered late
bon iver
flying lotus
the thermals
deerhoof
christopher willits
slowdive
honorable mentions
microcastles - deerhunter
car alarm - the sea & cake
london zoo - the bug
devotion - beach house
a modern promise - francis and the lights
youth novel - lykke li
glistening pleasure - natalie portman’s shaved head
delta spirit
Watch8
we brave bee stings and all - thao
video - “beat”
Watch7
vivian girls
video - “tell the world”
Watch6
visiter - dodos
video - “fools”
Watch4
fleet foxes
video - “white winter hymnal”
Watch3
vampire weekend
video - “m79” live @ columbia
Watch2
nouns - no age
video - “eraser”
Watch1
you & me - the walkmen
video - “on the water”
Arts and Letters Daily →
davidryanadams:
This is my favorite site on the internet and my homepage.
One article suggested here a day, with all fields of study included,
and
it feels to me like the news if it could also give you a finishing school
esque
education
either that or i am diluted
