something about the new MIT media lab identity created by pentagram (michael bierut & aaron fay) feels very ‘familiar’ and ‘established’ to me… and yet it is also really fresh and smart, great job
me news
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last week i attended the launch of the new, ridiculously thick 2500 dagen rust book by designer ruben steeman, i now have my own crowdfunded copy and you really need to see this monster (and feel it)… well done ruben and congrats
how i made it
…most people are lucky if they finish a couple of side projects in a year. Last year, Darius Kazemi released 72, averaging one every five days. His projects fall under what he calls “weird internet stuff” — bots that generate random Amazon purchases, surreal metaphors, rap battle lyrics, pickup lines, and everything in between…
a brilliant send-up of the “how I succeeded as an artist” talk by darius kazemi
what app?
…how we experience content via connected devices – laptops, phones, tablets, wearables – is undergoing a dramatic change. The idea of an app as an independent destination is becoming less important, and the idea of an app as a publishing tool, with related notifications that contain content and actions, is becoming more important. This will change what we design, and change our product strategy…
interesting article: the end of apps as we know them?