Entries Tagged 'Design' ↓

It almost goes without saying that Shepard Fairey’s posterized image of Barack Obama, below right, is the definitive graphic of the candidate’s campaign. This is saying a lot, in a contest long overflowing with visual irony, metaphor, allusion, and symbology.

This hasn’t, in any way, however, halted the creation of—as I write this—dozens upon dozens of parody poster images. There are at least eighty-nine (89!) at Rene Wanner’s Poster Page, including the Bob Hope jab, above. Plus, many more can be found elsewhere on the web; for example, the slightly creepy, They Live!-ish Believe poster, below, and a sampling of others, beneath.

Enjoy, and don’t forget to vote!

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Fashioned from polyurethane and fabric, “Black Diamond,” by ilio, a Turkish design firm, not only slants resentfully but can be rotated onto different faces for different looks and attitudes. In the words of its maker, it is “both a comfortable armchair and a dynamic sculpture.” Well, it’s definitely the latter. I’ll reserve judgment on the former.

[via dezeen]

What you see, above—an Italian 4-fogli, or four-sheet, for the 1973 film, Coffy—is, for its subject, size, and graphical power, to me, the single most desirable ephemeral object in all of Black film, and possibly connected to any movie.

Why?

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Still confused by Sarah Palin’s performance in the debate, despite Tina Fey’s clarfiying parody? Couldn’t shake the feeling she was getting her answers from a lower intelligence in an alternate dimension?

Aden Nak’s brilliant ph33r and loathing blog is about to make it all clear as the space between the Alaskan governor’s ears: From his “Moosehunter” post: Sarah Palin’s debate cheat sheet, above.

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Now, here’s something you don’t see every day: As dutifully reported by the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph, sexy ex-Spice Girl Victoria “Posh” Beckham, with her soccer pro husband, David, above, draws stares, but not for her dress, or for their new perfume, Beckham Signature Fragrance Collection, which the couple was debuting in New York at Macy’s.

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Those of you like me who are, already, addicted to Fringe, wunderkind J.J. Abrams’ new FOX paranormal series, are either that’s sooo cooled up or [rolling eyes] give-me-a-breaked out by his show’s location i.d. graphics.

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For French car manufacturer Peugeot’s Design Contest 2008 5th Edition, the call for entries this past spring was intriguing:

Young designers are invited to imagine the Peugeot for the world megalopoles – the Mega Cities – of the future. This concept car will be conceived to evolve within the heart of the great urban conurbations of the future, while retaining all the hallmark values of the 21st century. The projects, while remaining true to the style codes which define Peugeot, must also incorporate the four “dimensions” defined for this design competition: respect for the environment, social cohesion, interactive mobility, and economic effectiveness.

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If you want to have a good day, look at what the Dutch are doing in design. Joris Laarman‘s Bone Chair, above, says W magazine, is a concept

that he developed on a computer and then cast in aluminum. For the form, Laarman relied on software that car manufacturers use to develop the most efficient shapes for auto parts. (The software was originally inspired by the biology of human bones, whose regenerative capacity allows them to add and subtract matter as needed.) The result is a delicately sculptural object that contains no superfluous or decorative matter yet is gorgeous enough to make people marvel. “It’s as if a tree just grew out of the ground to keep you propped up.”

So adds Paola Antonelli, senior curator in the Museum of Modern Art’s department of architecture and design. MoMA featured Laarman’s chair, and this polyurethane chaise version, right, in the museum’s Design and the Elastic Mind exhibit this past spring.

I first saw and was struck by Laarman’s work on Trendhunter and the indefatigable Dezeen. Yet his conceptual force is what gives his work its elemental power. As he notes in W, “Combining reason with emotion, that’s the most difficult thing to do—in design and in everything.”

Difficult, yes. But, clearly, there’s an even harder task at which Laarman excels: Making it look easy.

I don’t know about you, but, as an Apple true believer, it’s got to be the fastest decade I’ve ever experienced: This month marks ten years since the original “Bondi blue” iMac, above, first shipped.

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A lot o’ you brothers out there don’t know how to treat a beautiful lady. Your game is way off. Y’all need to learn from a professional.

See, when a woman invites me back to her place, and I wanna get hard Core77 on ‘er, I make sure I’m always ready for action.

I’m always bringin’ the Courvoisier.

I’m always correct wit’ the music.

Definitely bringin’ the prophylactation.

And, most of all, I’m bringin’ a Conmoto Travelmate Portable Fireplace, made of black powder-coated steel and glass with adjustable steel fuel-holder, burning bio-ethanol liquid fuel.

And a bearskin rug.