Doers and Percievers
Stefan Sagmeister happily chimes on about storytelling. The business kind, not the fun kind.
Challenging Runners at Every Turn
In a grand example of quick and shoddy Chinese construction, sports officials in Tonghe County in Northeastern China had 90-degree corners painted on the running track of their newly refurbished stadium. When asked about the mistake, one commented “In order to get it ready for the leaders, we painted it like that… we think it is ugly too but if the leaders don’t ask us to change it, what are we supposed to do?”
Morning Dose of Pre-Owned Design
NOT MINE by Guy Trefler… creating the new out of the used.
New Job, New You
Are you an exceptional designer or art director chock full of creativity, skill, and a sense of humor? If so, then longtime TWBE reader and newly minted Creative Director at MIT Technology Review, Nick Vokey, might have a job for you. He’s looking to fill two positions at the magazine to help complete his vision of a periodical with “a look and feel that’s equally at home with a CEO, a professor, and a designer.” Sound interesting? Check the listing here and make the change
Legendary Lady
Paula Scher — A Woman of Identities
Might As Well Add Pedals So We Can Power the Whole Damn Plane
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus recently applied for a patent featuring an airline seat that pretty much resembles a bicycle saddle.
Get Wet, Go Fast
The Carpool DeVille and the quest to set the world record for the “World’s Fastest Hot Tub.”
Can’t Make Design Decisions on Your Own?
Printables
A Quest for the Secret Origins of Lost Video-Game Levels by Heidi Kemps
How one writer returned a pirated Sonic the Hedgehog game cartridge to its original architect
Design has Been Driven by Technology Since the Stone Age
Stefan Sagmeister is profiled in WeTransfer’s series The Creative Class
Typecaster for Life
Lewis Mitchell of Arion Press in San Francisco
via, doobybrain
Always On Time
HuskMitNavn’s new clock edition with Case Studyo gives hope to procrastinators.
Minimal and Multifunctional
With a simple cut in the leather, Objekten System’s GEEK keyring converts your basic ringholder into a viewing dock for your smartphone.
