Nostalgia Politics and the Fear of the New
A recent draft executive order by the Trump administration called “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again” favors neoclassical designs for future federally-funded buildings, setting the style inspired by Greek and Roman architecture as the established ideal, discouraging modern design. This isn’t the first time a government has sought to impose an architectural style for new buildings […]
Contextual Typography: The (Sorta) Fake History of Real News
The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Chicago Tribune, aside from being trusted news sources, share a common design element—the mastheads use a similar type style. Why?A little typographic history Johannes Gutenberg is credited with the creation of the movable type printing press in Europe around 1438. While woodblock printing was common […]
Magic Carp-Pet
Australia-based designer John Leung has collaborated with Melbourne’s Clarke Hopkins Clarke Architects to create the Magic Carp-Pet rug and coffee table set. Look through the slatted coffee table to reveal the rug below as a series of fish that appear to wriggle. Check out the video below to see it in action. I can only […]
MEKA: Putting the Fab in Pre-Fab
The folks over at MEKA Modular Luxury Housing have developed four pre-fab luxury habitats without the luxury price. If pre-fab and luxury seem like an oxymoron, have a look at these beauties. The concept is that these pre-fab units are built from shipping containers so they’re easy to transport and set up. Since they’re fabricated […]