Design Observer: Observed http://www.designobserver.com/ en-us http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49517 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:34:39 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49517 Video celebrates the creation of 2000 djembé drums in West Africa from 20 tons of plastic trash. (Via AfriGadget.) [JL]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49487 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:20:28 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49487 graffiti is a good thing. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49477 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:16:42 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49477 Julius Shulman, photographer of some of the most iconic images of modern architecture ever produced, dies at 98. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49467 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:04:44 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49467 Job Board has new jobs in Portland, San Diego, Chicago, Burlington, NYC, New Delhi, LA and Atlanta. Companies hiring include Ziba Design, Industry Next, Intel, Odopod, AOL, Incognito and Gad Light. Remember you can post jobs here too. [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49457 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:56:56 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49457 in poster form. [JL]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49447 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:17:31 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49447 rule the world. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49437 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:14:55 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49437 Office 2010: The Movie. (Thanks to John Massengale.) [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49427 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:49:48 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49427 capturing speed on film. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49417 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:13:48 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49417 Shepard Fairey's Hope poster and the fight over intellectual property. [JL]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49397 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:50:23 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49397 stuffed-fox sculpture with 18-carat-gold-plated ear maggots. [JL]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49387 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:23:40 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49387 Bauhaus: A Conceptual Model. An exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin, July 22 to October 4. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49377 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:19:58 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49377 operating system graphical user interface design, 1981-2009. (Thanks to Austin K.) [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49367 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:16:16 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49367 Democrazy. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49047 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:15:22 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49047 Chip Kidd interviewed at Typo 2009 in Berlin. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49347 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:58:36 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49347 The Typography Manual! [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49337 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:55:44 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49337 Sixty Symbols: videos about the symbols of physics and astronomy, by the University of Nottingham. (Thanks to Yotam Hadar.) [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49357 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:33:01 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49357 How to recycle your issues of Wired, courtesy of Wired. (Via DesignActivism.) [JL]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49327 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:42:36 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49327 Can art succeed where science is proving insufficient to generate the will to act effectively on climate change?" [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49317 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:52:01 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49317 Job Board has new jobs in Boston, Atlanta, Amsterdam, SF, Kansas City, NYC, Philadelphia and Bangalore. Companies hiring include The Lathe, Access TCA, Icemobile, Aero Studios, Drexel University, Cerner and Wireless Generation. Remember you can post jobs here too. [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48117 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:29:17 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48117 adorable miniature 1950s American cars â�” made in Japan. [JL]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49307 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:07:02 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49307 Newsweek books cover that was, almost was, and then was no more. (With apologies to Michael Jackson.) [WD]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49297 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:55:41 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49297 Graphic Design, Referenced, the long-awaited epic reference book from Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit that we previewed on our summer book list, is out at last. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48867 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:40:00 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48867 [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49087 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:35:18 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49087 Ecofont, uses less up to 20% less ink. Good for the environment and good for your pocketbook. [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49207 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:35:01 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49207 Joel Grey is also a photographer. Shooting with a Nokia 133, the results are surprising. Photostream. The book is 1.3 Pictures From My Phone. (Subscribe VSL.) [WD]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49287 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:41:35 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49287 rebranding Africa. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49007 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:24:16 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49007 The Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies, hosted by Lou Brooks, "where tools of the trade that have died or have just about died a slow slow death are cheerfully exhibited." (Thanks to Joanne Kaliontzis.) [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49077 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:24:00 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49077 Eileen Yaghoobian, director of Died Young, Stayed Pretty, a new feature-length documentary on the history of the rock poster. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49067 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:08:31 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49067 Tango With Added Tango! (Thanks to Luke Hayman.) [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49277 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:54:36 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49277 Beauty on the Beach: A Centennial Celebration of Swimwear, "explores the role that fashion design plays in shaping and reflecting popular conceptions of glamour and health through an examination of innovations in swimwear design." Opens tonight at the Wolfsonian. [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49267 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:50:53 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49267 Dmitri Siegel, "Philadelphia Insider," profiled in The New York Times' The Moment. [WD]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49257 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:45:13 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49257 spokespersons, on skates. (Thanks to Judy Baskin.) [JH]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49247 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:36:26 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49247 Taking Things Seriously) and Rob Walker (Journal of Murketing) have a new website venture: Significant Objects (and how they got that way). Elevator pitch: "A talented, creative writer invents a story about an object. Invested with new significance by this fiction, the object should â�” according to our hypothesis â�” acquire not merely subjective but objective value. How to test our theory? Via eBay!" [WD]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49237 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:46:23 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49237 $1560.00 for a bike? Definitely yes, if it's the Dutch Master by Core 77 and legendary Brooklyn bike builder KT Higgins, using a Worksman cruiser frame and specialized parts by numerous NYC manufacturers. Limited edition of only 25 bikes. Events this Saturday in New York City (Apple Store and Ace Hotel). [WD]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49227 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:13:25 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49227 Job Board has new jobs in Philadelphia, SF, Minneapolis, Seattle, NYC, Singapore, Pasadena and London. Companies hiring include Procter & Gamble, Target, Pandun Inc, Drexel University, Fitch, Warrior/Brine and Macy's. Remember you can post jobs here too. [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49027 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:08:47 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49027 get your yacht on. (Thanks to Joseph Coates.) [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48997 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:08:33 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48997 Playing for Change. (Thanks to Craig Welsh.) [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48987 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:08:19 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48987 Alexandra Lange has started her own blog, A Bit Late. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49217 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:41:46 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49217 Neon-pink triangles map New York City's economic and real estate woes, thanks to artist and urban designer Damon Rich. [EB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49197 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:35:22 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49197 Rudolph Delson has some issues with the typography in the Park Slope Post Office, and has enumerated them in a seven-page letter to the Postmaster General. Bravo, Mr. Delson! (Thanks to Elizabeth Ellis.) [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49057 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:52:53 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49057 movie trailers of all time. (Thanks to Josh Berta.) [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49187 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:52:20 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49187 50 Books/50 Covers competition, more or less. But who's counting? [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49177 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:53:36 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49177 Times critic Roberta Smith praises the new Simpson's stamps ("Really, are these not among the best American stamps ever?") designed by Derry Noyes and with original drawings by the unparalleled Matt Groening. (Thanks to Victoria Brown.) [JH]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49167 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:44:30 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49167 School of Visual Arts announces a one year master’s of professional studies in branding, led by Debbie Millman, partner and president of Sterling Brands in New York. [JH]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49157 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:26:19 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49157 Advice for designers facing the recession from AIGA and Aquent. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49147 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:53:41 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49147 Must Love Infographics! (Thanks to Jessica Gladstone.) [JH]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49127 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:25:13 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49127 ARTnews' annual listing of the top 200 art collectors, only two mention design in their holdings. [EB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49117 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:48:59 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49117 muses about the delights of Neverland. [EB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49107 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:32:36 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49107 Design Observer on Twitter. Daily tweets separate from our Observed column. [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49097 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:52:33 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49097 Command X, the graphic design reality show, launches its second thrilling season at Make/Think: AIGA Design Conference 2009 this October in Memphis. Open to any AIGA member 26 or under. Applications close July 15. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49037 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:33:20 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49037 Johnson County Library's delivery trucks have been styled along a range of literary themes. (Thanks to John Emerson.) [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49017 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:32:56 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=49017 acting director of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48977 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:32:37 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48977 creepiest vintage ads of all time. (Thanks to Jim Nesbitt.) [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48787 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:17:03 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48787 Better World by Design Conference at Brown/RISD, 10/2-4. Speakers include Kigge Hvid of Index, Nathan Shedroff of CCA, Emerka Okafor of TED Africa, Emily Pilloton of Project H, and William Drenttel of Winterhouse Institute. [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48967 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:21:04 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48967 Job Board has new jobs in NYC, Stuttgart, Chicago, SF, Mumbai, Burlington, Portland and Cincinnati. Companies hiring include Warnaco Inc, About.com, Dottinger Design, Litex, Global Design, MKG Productions and Gruene und Faust. Remember you can post jobs here too. [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48957 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:51:12 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48957 MAD Magazine. Podcast and slideshow. [WD]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48947 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:16:46 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48947 The perfect book about Venice, rude mermaids, bad magic, hot chocolate and curry. [JH]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48937 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:41:38 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48937 Internet of Things and on Metrics and Aesthetics. [WD]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48927 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:11:21 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48927 Uncle Sams (more or less). [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48917 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:09:00 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48917 looks a little familiar. Let's ask! "The Les Otten Exploratory Campaign did not copy from anyone’s website. We built the website up from the letter â�oeOâ�� because Les’ last name begins with the letter 'O.' We used industry standard templates placing images on the website where people’s eyes naturally follow." Right. Sorry! [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48907 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:09:40 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48907 Eliyahu Koren (1907-2001) used typography to encourage a new way to pray: an amazing story at the intersection of typography and religion by Joshua Friedman for Tablet. [WD]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48887 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:17:10 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48887 firescape, rooftop, window sill, vegetable or formal English. No garden too humble or grand. Be a part of our "Gardens and Their Designers" post. We are asking for photo submissions of you in/with your garden. Open to all. Supply photo 600 pixels wide with your name, location and type of garden. Send to: jade [at] winterhouse [dot] com. [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48877 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:15:54 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48877 Artefacture has a great new site, with lots of cool, new T-shirts, as well as the classic Design Observer tee. [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48897 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:22:05 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48897 Denting an Impossible Design Problem in 10 Sustainable Steps." Important work by SVA graduate students designing prosthetic arms. [WD]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48727 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:57:19 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48727 Vintage advertising for the Container Corporation of America. (Via Subtraction.) [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48857 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:49:26 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48857 The Parade, a new film by Jeff Scher, celebrates a random sampling of some of the "flickering watercolor ghosts" observed on a summer afternoon in midtown Manhattan. [JH]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48847 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:16:34 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48847 Job Board has new jobs in Singapore, Pasadena, Berlin, NYC, Chicago, SF, Philadelphia and Madison. Companies hiring include Razorfish, AAA, Art Center, Procter & Gamble, Macy's, Method and Blizzard. Remember you can post jobs here too. [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48837 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:24:46 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48837 origami constructions by Sipho Mabona. [JH]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48827 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:03:27 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48827 Hartford Courant ditches its vertical nameplate. (Thanks to Luke Hayman.) [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48717 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:50:36 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48717 great interview with Wall-E's end title sequence director Jim Capobianco and animator Alexander Woo. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48817 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:02:33 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48817 design and empathy. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48647 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:15:12 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48647 book covers from Japan. Beautiful! (Thanks to Yotem Hadar.) [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48757 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:23:57 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48757 social media are changing design conferences: "We assume that speakers are already crafting 'tweetisms,' counting characters to make sure they don’t exceed the 140-mark." [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48707 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:23:34 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48707 World War III propaganda posters. (Via MeFi.) [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48777 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:10:49 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48777 Feast Conference by attending the July 13 Feast on Design, hosted by our very own William Drenttel. [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48667 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:06:41 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48667 manner posters," designed by Bunpei Yorifuji. (Thanks to Damion Van Slyke.) [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48807 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:08:03 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48807 favorite recent book covers. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48677 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:11:26 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48677 Kodak announces the they will no longer be making Kodachrome film. Slideshow here. (Thanks to Dennis Johnson.) [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48767 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:51:07 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48767 Job Board has new jobs in San Diego, Madison, NYC, Philadelphia, Stuttgart, Cincinnati, Minneapolis and Seattle. Companies hiring include Target, Galvin Furniture, Intercrown, Sheridan & Co, Thornley Fallis, Bresslergroup and Thumbtack. Remember you can post jobs here too. [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48797 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:49:53 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48797 Iz the Wiz, nee Michael Martin, dies at 50. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48317 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:56:15 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48317 best examples of custom lettering for 2009 (so far). [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48747 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:55:44 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48747 a widely anticipated event actually better than its hype." Karrie Jacobs weighs in on the High Line. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48687 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:48:25 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48687 50 years of Ikea. [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48737 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:09:09 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48737 Stonewall: the gay flag redesign challenge, from Studio 360 and Worldstudio. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48697 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:33:52 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48697 Milton Glaser is 80. Happy birthday, Milton! [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48637 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:32:08 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48637 the free public dissemination of a visual/verbal message can not. [JH]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48627 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:14:04 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48627 our crustacean friends should get cold! (Thanks to Judy Baskin) [JH]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48617 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:20:07 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48617 Job Board has new jobs in LA, Brooklyn, Phoenix, London, Seattle, Toronto, NYC and Harrisburg. Companies hiring include Pastelle, Legluxe, Atom Design, Macys.com, Baylor University, Tellme, BSkyB and Procter & Gamble. Remember you can post jobs here too. [JSC]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48607 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:38:23 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48607 time and its mysterious passage. [JH]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48597 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:43:01 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48597 Tweeting Too Hard, where self-important tweets get the recognition they deserve. (Thanks to Craig Welsh.) [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48587 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:36:48 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48587 bar code turns 35 today. (Thanks to Braulio Agnese.) [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48577 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:53:16 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48577 ordinary skill and universal everything. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48567 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:00:10 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48567 Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, dies at 50. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48557 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:58:22 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48557 one of the most widely reproduced posters of the 20th century, dies at 62. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48547 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:34:23 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48547 Founders Of Twitter, Flickr fund online font site. (Thanks to Jay Rosen.) [WD]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48537 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:13:00 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48537 through charts and graphs. [JH]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48527 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:38:15 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48527 the gay flag. [JH]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48517 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:30:47 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48517 logo nicknames. [MB]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48507 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:07:41 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48507 An Open Letter to Dwell Magazine. (Thanks to Claire Weisz.) [JH]]]> http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48497 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:52:42 -0500 http://designobserver.com/archives/observed.html?id=48497 State of Innovation summit in Washington, D.C., was Ben Fry's All Streets map of the continental U.S., featuring nothing but roads. [JL]]]>