formgiving: DP's 1&2

on request, images of my homework:

creating forms that represent "hidden" and "exposed."

















"secular" and "sacred"

















A pen in the design language of Tom Dixon.












it's made out of steel rod, which led me to convert the gas stove in the french house kitchen into a smithy for sixish hours.








































Briefly explaining myself: it pulls from his style/use/habits of line-->3D, symmetry/assymetry, and a deference to material. here are some of his pieces:





















there were some really really cool pens in class. i'm sad i don't have pictures.

for all the germaphobes and vacuum enthusiasts

this seems like an obviously good idea.



















UV-C lights kills "99.9% of potentially harmful, otherwise invisible things that standard vacuums (even pink cyclone based cleaners) are powerless against – such as dust mites, mould, flea eggs and even viruses and bacteria."

retails for $499.95

Battles

I got to see them in new york (for free!) and they were amazing. stefan showed me these videos this week. it was happiness in the midst of pen-making misery.

"Tonto" by Battles



"Atlas" by Battles

another reason to like the economist

great illustration. everything comes together nicely. plus, has a nice 70's air to it.




















"Because it isn't only six-year-olds who don't want to be left in the dark." see more ads from the campaign here.

more blog/reality crossovers....

was superpleased to see "flip and tumble" bags on notcot, the product of a stanford PD thesis project. the post follows after a series that is focusing on "reusable plastic bag" culture and i'm totally objective in saying that eva's and hetal's product is the best.






































the site looks great, the branding is much improved. and, having tried out the prototypes, i can confidently say that bunching up these bags is seriously as simple as the site claims. two seconds, max.

this is pretty exciting: people i remember from school going on to do things in life. i suppose this will become more and more common; and maybe i was expecting it from the beginning. but i couldn't have predicted how significant it feels to see people's designs out there in the world. i wish i could type out deeper thoughts than this, because what i'm thinking feels a bit more complicated/profound. hrrrm.



in other news, twenty seventeen was featured on some girl's blog. we've had that happen once in the past, but this is nice too. so now, my amateur modeling/boobshot is on the internet again. and our post follows one that has a picture of lindsey lohan. i think i've finally made it, guys.

entertainment.

watch this.



david, ed, and joe made it for one of those 24 hr film competitions. hi-larious.

i don't know why this one isn't up. david made it way back in the beginning of the summer and i guess i was just too lame to post it back then. its a movie explaining "design."

a london calling

from creative review: "unidentified flyposted objects"

a print campaign that is targeted at graphic designers. posters & mailings. screenprinting and letterpress makes me happy. nice colors, also.

i would write more, but for midterms.