design, architecture, urbanism… with a grain of salt

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Dan: Is design everything?

K8: No, but everything is better with good design.

We would like you to think of these 5 questions. Only briefly, and answer by adding your answers in the comment section. You can remain anonymous. 

[Picture of Corb, painting nude. Sourced from http://www.gravestmor.com]

q1. What do you do, and did you study to get there?

q2. Is it what you want to do?

q3. What “designed thing” is most important to you? Do you need this thing to do what you do?

q4. Do you think design process matters? Is knowing the process important?

q5. If you were to buy something, do you think of the process before you buy it?

[Cutaway of the mouse, Sourced from wikipedia]

Very vague questions we know. So answer them however you want. If you need meaning for the questions to be relevant, make the meaning up.

I’ll include 2 points of thought here. Again, if you’d like to go ahead and read the lot, click here (new window).  

“31. Don’t borrow money. Once again, Frank Gehry’s advice. By maintaining financial control, we maintain creative control. It’s not exactly rocket science, but it’s surprising how hard it is to maintain this discipline, and how many have failed.” 

“42. Remember. Growth is only possible as a product of history. Without memory, innovation is merely novelty. History gives growth a direction. But a memory is never perfect. Every memory is a degraded or composite image of a previous moment or event. That’s what makes us aware of its quality as a past and not a present. It means that every memory is new, a partial construct different from its source, and, as such, a potential for growth itself.”

Bruce Mau Manifestio Point No. 18. Stay up late. Strange things happen when you’ve gone too far, been up too long, worked too hard, and you’re separated from the rest of the world. 

Moleskines. The greatest notebook of all time. Worth every dime (or cent) you spend on them. I use them as a wallet, and fill them at least twice a year with all musings that happen to fill my brain.

www.engraveyourbook.com utilises laser cutting technology to burn onto the front, back or spine of these already very personal little notebooks an image of your choice.

Go over and check out the site, for an extra $5.00US you get your image. Its funny, because that works out for us down in Perth, Western Australia to be about on parity with the price at Jacksons Drawings Supplies.

A fantastic, intuitive, well-krafted site/aggregator of all things design. So good, I just had to add it to the blog roll. A must - see site on the daily browse.

[Yar Rassadin, Industrial Design, sourced from cpluv.com ]

I’ve recently become a contributor on this one, so stay tuned.