Objectified – A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit
April 26, 2009 at 8:00 pm | Posted in film, objects | Leave a commentTags: industrial design, objectified
Here is the trailer for the documentary titled ‘Objectified’ by Gary Hustwit, which I mentioned in my previous blog entry on the Objectified Poster. It had its world premiere at the SxSW Film Festival in March 2009 and will be available on DVD and for download in July 2009. I’ll be keen to see it!
“Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability.”
Visit the Objectified website at www.objectifiedfilm.com
Objectified Poster – Build
April 26, 2009 at 6:49 pm | Posted in graphic design | Leave a commentTags: objectified
I first saw this poster on the FFFFOUND! blog last month and it instantly caught my eye. The font, the detail of the 2D graphics and the simple use of only grey, black and white all appealed to me. Did I mention that I love the detail of the 2D graphics?
It wasn’t until I went back to look at it today that I realised the word ‘objectified’ is also subtly spelt out amongst the objects (the toothbrush is the J) – cool.
Designed by Michael C. Place of Build, the poster is for a documentary film titled… wait for it… ‘Objectified’ but I’ll leave that for a separate blog entry – here!
You can buy the poster from the Objectified website here.
Visit the Build – Graphic Design and Art Direction website www.wearebuild.com
101 Things I Learned in Architecture School – Matthew Frederick
April 23, 2009 at 11:39 pm | Posted in architecture, books | 2 CommentsTags: 101 things I learned in architecture school, matthew frederick
I bought this cool little book a while back now and it has since become a very useful reference for when tutoring at uni. Written by Matthew Frederick, 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School has one architecture lesson per page and at times can be quite funny due to its succinct ‘zen-master-like’ quotes (some of the illustrations are pretty funny as well).
“This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple language things that tend to be murky and abstruse in the classroom.” Matthew Frederick
So whether you’re a 1st year architecture student, someone working in the architecture profession or just someone wanting to gain an insight into design, this book is a great starting point. It covers aspects of the creative process, design, drawing, and presentation and is not only relevant to architects but also designers and artists of any background.
Click on the pages below to view pdf samples of the book at the MIT Press website.
Above Images: FREDERICK, Matthew. 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School. Cambridge, MIT Press, 2007.
For a more detailed review visit The Designer’s Review of Books.
Papercraft Skull – Skull-A-Day
April 11, 2009 at 11:31 pm | Posted in objects | 1 CommentTags: paper, papercraft, skull
Photo: Aidan Taylor
I thought I’d introduce you to a little skull that sits proudly on my desk at work. The Papercraft Skull is a cut and folded paper skull designed by Noah Scalin as part of his Skull-A-Day project/blog.
This great design not only looks really cool but the jaw opens and closes via a tab that sticks out the back – no split pins are required at all.
If you want to make one for yourself you can download the pdf pattern from the Skull-A-Day blog here then print it onto paper/card, cut, fold, and glue (following the instructions) and there you have it – you’ve got yourself a cool paper skull.
Visit Skull-A-Day at www.skulladay.blogspot.com
Stahl House (Case Study House #22) (1960) – Pierre Koenig
April 5, 2009 at 11:08 pm | Posted in architecture, houses | 1 CommentTags: case study house #22, mid century modern, pierre koenig, stahl house
The Stahl House (Case Study House #22) was designed by Pierre Koenig in 1959 as part of the Case Study House program. Situated in the Hollywood hills, the house is a simple L-shaped pavilion overlooking the city of Los Angeles. The layout of the house turns its back to the street, with all major rooms facing the swimming pool. Access to the entry is gained from the carport via a footbridge over the pool made from precast concrete blocks.
One of the most radical and minimal houses in the Case Study program, the Stahl house was framed using only stock steel components. This allowed for the living wing of the house to be completely open, enclosed only by glass walls and steel columns. Together with the concrete footings cantilevering over the cliff face, the house created a dramatic and heroic setting famously captured in Julius Schulman’s photographs.
Photos: Julius Schulman
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