Anti-Designer Posters Poke Fun At Design Trends
“It is currently a trend to produce and sell typographic posters illustrating witty or inspiring quotes. As a designer, I am tired of seeing the same thing over and over again. These posters are a lighthearted way for me to poke fun at this particular trend.”
:) :)
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Source: thecoolsumist
If grandmothers around the world had a rallying cry, it would probably sound something like “You need to eat!”
Photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s grandmother said something similar to him before one of his many globetrotting work trips. To ensure he had at least one good meal, she prepared for him a dish of ravioli before he departed on one of his adventures.
“In that occasion I said to my grandma ‘You know, Grandma, there are many other grandmas around the world and most of them are really good cooks,” Galimberti wrote via email. “I’m going to meet them and ask them to cook for me so I can show you that you don’t have to be worried for me and the food that I will eat!’ This is the way my project was born!”
The project, “Delicatessen With Love”, took Galimberti to 58 countries where he photographed grandmothers with both the ingredients and finished signature dishes.
He acted as photographer and stylist during each shoot with the grandmothers, taking a portrait of both the women and the food they made for him.
From top to bottom:
Inara Runtule, 68, Kekava, Latvia. Silke (herring with potatoes and cottage cheese).
Grace Estibero, 82, Mumbai, India. Chicken vindaloo.Susann Soresen, 81, Homer, Alaska. Moose steak.
Serette Charles, 63, Saint-Jean du Sud, Haiti. Lambi in creole sauce.
The photographer’s grandmother Marisa Batini, 80, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. Swiss chard and ricotta Ravioli with meat sauce.
Normita Sambu Arap, 65, Oltepessi (Masaai Mara), Kenya. Mboga and orgali (white corn polenta with vegetables and goat).
Julia Enaigua, 71, La Paz, Bolivia. Queso Humacha (vegetables and fresh cheese soup).
Fifi Makhmer, 62, Cairo, Egypt. Kuoshry (pasta, rice and legumes pie).
Isolina Perez De Vargas, 83, Mendoza, Argentina. Asado criollo (mixed meats barbecue).
Bisrat Melake, 60, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Enjera with curry and vegetables.
[ I was going to post a long rant about some arrogant yoga girl who insists people are ignorant for using olive oil to cook and should not eat fish or drink milk or eat cheese because of all sorts of problematic food issues, instead I said, let me focus on those who celebrate food. If you still want to see the link of the article she was waving on her Facebook, there you go. Privileged white people…ugh]
(via prettyfoods)
Source: Slate
Over at Penny Arcade, they do a better job of than I did of responding to that LucasArts’ eulogy:
The cost of our games, including the 18 hour work days, the ruined relationships, and the isolation from friends and family, is incredibly high. Reporters joke with each other whenever we tour a studio and see the free coffee, the cafeteria, the movie theaters, and the showers; the nicer a corporate office looks, and the more features it offers employees, the less likely it is that you’ll ever leave the premises for things as mundane as a well-rounded personal life. That expensive coffee machine and climbing wall isn’t a free perk, it’s the payment for when you’re asked to skip that funeral or work through the weekend.
I’ve talked to too many people in this industry to wonder why so many of our games feel adolescent; many of the artists who make the games are given a job, they begin to live at the studio, the hours grow long, they cease to grow as human beings, and they’re stuck with the same influences, passions, and sense of humor they had as a teenager.
Emphasis mine. The very same could be said for advertising or any “creative” [shudder] agency.
Woah.
Source: disneypixar
Gotto see this #Wired spoof cover on Thursday Magazine from Oman: http://www.coverjunkie.com/new-covers/11780
Don’t get it original, get it right.
Compulsive avoidance of embarrassment is a form of suicide.
Brian Eno on Television (1991)
Stop being so right Brian Eno. STOP. Go, like, make a 30-minute song with five soft piano notes.
Replace “TV”with “art,” period.
And yes, Brian Eno was right about pretty much everything.
Source: facebook.com
Tracks left by people walking, some with dogs, some skaters and skiers
Taken with a camera on a kite by Craig Wilson
Dexter Sinister
And we figured out that 95 percent of designers that have ever lived are alive right now.” So how did he arrive at such a number? His father, a true scientist, would not stop until they had a quantifiable figure in their hands and, together, they had worked out the numbers using data provided by Berman’s many professional associations.— words & image by David Berman
Assuming this figure is relatively the same for illustrators & cartoonists—meaning, there are 20x more people doing the same work as you, as there were a generation ago—I’m curious; how does this figure make you feel? Optimistic? Terrified of the competition? Dispirited?
How do you feel about having 20x more competition in your field than you may have had 30 years ago?
That’s sobering I believe.
Source: GOOD
Word.
David Lowery (of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven) has a really great piece about the ethical and moral issues surrounding downloading music for free.
The existential questions that your generation gets to answer are these:
Why do we value the network and hardware that delivers music but not the music itself?
Why are we willing to pay for computers, iPods, smartphones, data plans, and high speed internet access but not the music itself?
Why do we gladly give our money to some of the largest richest corporations in the world but not the companies and individuals who create and sell music?
And:
Many in your generation are willing to pay a little extra to buy “fair trade” coffee that insures the workers that harvested the coffee were paid fairly. Many in your generation will pay a little more to buy clothing and shoes from manufacturers that certify they don’t use sweatshops. Many in your generation pressured Apple to examine working conditions at Foxconn in China. Your generation is largely responsible for the recent cultural changes that has given more equality to same sex couples. On nearly every count your generation is much more ethical and fair than my generation. Except for one thing. Artist rights.
Lowery has several other pieces on the Trichordist that are worth reading.
Source: theparisreview
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