the language of things

"Os objetos são nossa maneira de medir a passagem de nossas vidas. São o que usamos para nos definir, para sinalizar quem somos, e o que não somos. Ora são joias que assumem esse papel, ora são móveis que usamos em nossas casas, ou os objetos pessoais que carregamos conosco, ou as roupas que usamos. E o design passou a ser a linguagem com que se molda esses objetos e confecciona a mensagem que eles carregam. O papel dos desginers mais sofisticados, hoje, tanto é ser contadores de histórias, fazer um design que fale de uma forma que transmita essas mensagens, quanto resolver problemas formais e funcionais."

Here's a nice review of the book.

this week's top 3

Thanks to the guys from "Massa Cultural" for featuring some of my work on their blog's Top#3 section. That was a nice surprise!

The future of Apple is in 1960s Braun

"Some people will probably call these examples a "rip-off" but, in a world where industrial design and art is constantly being recycled into new work, I just see Apple's products as a great evolution to classic concepts. Now, as I look at Rams' work I can't help but to wonder: which of these old Braun designs will Apple revive next? Is there a MacBook Air—the rumored ultra-slim wire-free portable that seems to be the favorite bet for tomorrow's keynote—in there?"

A beautiful piece by gizmodo compiling a gallery of Braun designs and how they seem to have influenced the Apple aesthetics.

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This link here is in portuguese but features more detailed and larger images.

Presentation. Presentation. Presentation.

"When you have a poster that does what a poster does — communicates effectively and precisely in its intended environment, or in any environment for that matter — then why do you have to dilute and confuse this power with the addition of superfluous elements like your hands and the contents of your entire studio.(...) One designer has a great piece work, with a great idea that benefits from being shown held. It looks, and is, great. Someone sees it and decides regardless that they will show their work in the same manner even though it is meaningless and so-on and so-forth and a style is born. But, for me, doing something just because it might look good and because it is in vogue is no excuse."

Some food for thought by Craig Oldham

a quick tutorial

I would add the scarf to that How to Look Like a Designer list - winter version.

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Made me think of this:

This cartoon via Crit.

You suck at Photoshop #1

via Mike Monteiro can't blog

the english (often) do it better

Not another designer.