Archive for the ‘ Visuals ’ Category
Here is a simplified version of the Eisenhower interstate system in a gridded format. A rather nice graphic. [ READ MORE ]
This image (via mangoat) warns of highly organized, violent gangs. [ READ MORE ]
A page full of gorgeous HDR photos of NYC. (via metafilter) [ READ MORE ]
AB, a visiting Italian doctoral student and architect in New York, is chief editor of The Urban Reinventors, an “online urban journal whose aim is to analyze political strategies of urban redevelopment implemented by entrepreneurial administrations of western countries within the growth-oriented and competition-driven framework of urban governance of the contemporary city”. Their second issue [ READ MORE ]
In a growing effort to revitalize signage in transport, Joe Clark has contributed another exhaustive article (that I’m not reading!) on the deterioration of typographic standards in the Toronto subway system. This follows work on revamping the US highway system’s signage and an attempt to redesign the NYC subway map. [ READ MORE ]
Photosynth, by Microsoft, as shown in this video, is likely to unite the world into one grand, spatially hyperlinked virtual space. Not only is this cool in it’s own right, but it will likely change the way planners explore and invite others to explore spaces, places, and plans. (Of course, it’s XP and Vista only…) [ READ MORE ]
I went to the National Design Triennial this past weekend at the Cooper-Hewitt that celebrate the People’s Design Awards. Some I didn’t find particularly inspiring. Others I truly enjoyed. There was even one solution for what so many of the GSAPP models could become. But I’m convinced that the most progressive work (regardless of its [ READ MORE ]
Busy, but here’s a snapshot from my recent trip to Costa Rica to rub your noses in my now-long-gone luxuriating. [ READ MORE ]
“The central concern here is that designers are contributing to over-production of stuff that we don’t need. Styling is suspected as a form of aesthetic manipulation that stimulates the urge to buy. While innovation is criticised as often amounting to little more than meaningless feature tweaks. Too much stuff, too much choice.” (via core77) [ READ MORE ]
I’ve no time to look at this now, but my quick skim has got me hot and bothered enough to make the post. Exercise your ability to communicate visually. [ READ MORE ]