http://www.designlessbetter.com/blogless A weblog of restraint Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:22:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Also worth mentioning is the sort of koan-like restraint aspired to by his bio, which I will now quote in full: My subjects are chosen for what they are and how I might paint them. Karate, 2009 Track and Field, 2009 Lake Chambers, 2006 http://www.designlessbetter.com/blogless/posts/jake-longstreth These remind me of this brilliant poster for Stanley Kubrick's 2001. http://www.designlessbetter.com/blogless/posts/typographic-movie-posters 1. Design for Disability Twan Verdonck's toys for the mentally-challenged are now part of MoMA's permanent collection. On the ethical design front: Brain Pickings has posted a collection of smart designs for the differently-abled. Bravo! 2. Betcha can't stop with just one click How long will you click on it? Check out this award-winning ... http://www.designlessbetter.com/blogless/posts/four-noteworthy-links-june-29-2009 The argument in the first bit starts with Rushkoff suggesting that people increasingly often find themselves forced to make choices that go against their better judgment because they believe that these choices are the only sensible way to act under the relevant circumstances. Here's an example: [I]n New Jersey, Carla, a ... http://www.designlessbetter.com/blogless/posts/towards-design-without-corporatism Neat. (Images via.) http://www.designlessbetter.com/blogless/posts/pins-and-threads 1. Two Twitter case studies (that have nothing to do with Iran) If I only had a nickel for every time someone asked me what a person can do with Twitter… Well, here are two good examples: Tim O'Reilly spoke recently about how he uses Twitter as a publisher to build a community. ... http://www.designlessbetter.com/blogless/posts/four-design-trends-june-25-2009 It's always a thrill to read something that's nicely written by someone with whom you have some core value overlap. Thoughtful industrial designer Robert Blinn over at Core77 recently offered us the opportunity to do just that. Here's a sample: If our response to our environmental debts is anything like our ... http://www.designlessbetter.com/blogless/posts/selling-and-building Rubik's Cube Font Generator Image from Boing Boing Gadgets Jas Bhachu created a font generator by affixing different shaped rubber stamps to each cell of a Rubik's cube. It's probably a bit slow to write with, but the resulting letterforms are unique. Also, check out this awesome packaging. Bravo! Via. Rubikcubism Rubik Kubrick (what a ... http://www.designlessbetter.com/blogless/posts/design-via-rubiks-cube As we all know by now, in the aftermath of Iran's June 12 presidential elections, Iranians have increasingly taken to the streets in protest of the election's hotly disputed results. We know this in large part due to the fact that many of those Iranians have been using Twitter to ... http://www.designlessbetter.com/blogless/posts/the-soft-bulletin Designer Rob Matthews claims that "reproducing Wikipedia in a dysfunctional physical form helps to question its use as an internet resource." To me, that doesn't quite seem to capture the tongue-in-cheek media Zen of the project. Judge for yourself: http://www.designlessbetter.com/blogless/posts/matthews-wikipedia