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31 million

…there are about 31 million blogs in the United States, a number expected to swell to 34 million by the end of this year. But Mr. Harbison is part of a small but growing trend of blog quitters. Last year, the number of blogging teens and adults ages 18 to 33 declined, in the first reported drop in blogging, according to Pew Research Center data.
Some have simply switched to another blog-like medium, say, Twitter or Facebook. Others have faced unpleasant facts about blogging. It’s cheap to do but usually doesn’t pay. Having a platform may be fun at first, but building a following takes much more work than simply typing and posting…

something i have also regualrly considered recently: to quit blogging… i only started because it was fun, no matter how big the audience but the landscape is getting a bit too diffuse…

m / 23-01-2011 09:03 - tags: ,  

best as in ‘clever’ or best as in ‘cool’?

semi-interesting discussion on the CR blog around the ‘best logo’ ever… bit of an old discussion but still worth following just to to see what forgotten stuff turns up in the comments thread, they are planning a special issue ion the subject in april in collaboration with the brand new blog, the NZ commonwealth one (above) was new to me…

the biggest omission for me and the one i would perhaps personally term the ‘best’, going on my own benchmark definition that i really ‘wish i had made it’ is… terry jones’ fabulous i-D magazine logo (see… so simple you can even type it in any font) and the cover executions featuring the genius ‘logo eye wink’, which has been consistently and brilliantly executed for decades now, yes i’m seriously jealous of this one…

m / 21-01-2011 10:22 - tags: , ,  

2016

controversy never seems to be far away when it comes to olympic identities, but it seems that it has never been any different even with the old classics

this is a topic that i mention for several reasons, apart from a personal and professional interest, it is also at the core of our theme for the upcoming edition of ‘mind the gap’ which i posted about earlier last week… keep you posted

m / 15-01-2011 17:44 - tags: , ,  

start in the middle

and ask yourself, should i work for free?… amusing & useful

(via AIGA)

m / 13-01-2011 15:28 - tags: ,  

how to walk while chewing gum

…nor should it ever be a question of attempting to “bend clients” to one’s will, and I would like to be clear that, though I used this phrase ironically in my essay to evoke the mystery of Dutch design when seen from afar, I have never advocated such arrogant and most likely counterproductive tactics. I have been a client of designers many times myself and if anyone were to try this approach with me, I would have no wish to work with them. I do, however, respect the validity and indeed necessity of a designer’s principles and personal position and hope to work with designers where there is a creative correspondence of views. Isn’t this the most that anyone who is sensitive to design, on either side of the meeting-room table, can wish for?…

the ongoing discussion sparked by writer rick poynor, with an interesting reaction in the comments from amsterdam resident ‘florian pfeffer’:

…we do not need to adapt to the market. We need to adapt the market. And this can be done only by being part of it – and not by standing next to it. This is what concerns me about many (not all) expressions of “political design” from today and from earlier times – a lack of real engagement and true risk taking. Making political posters or simply making a “logo” for Wikileaks is not taking risks – it is to reassure oneself about ones own moral integrity (and in how far is this an answer to complex societal needs?). These things make me wonder: “Is that all there is” for design to make a contribution?…

m / 09-01-2011 11:00 - tags: ,  
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