This photograph is from Charles and Ray Eames, written by Naomi Stungo and published by Carlton Books Limited and is an excellent source for information on the Eames.
Ray and Charles Eames developed a massive information multi-media performance for the U.S. Department of State for a cultural exchange with Moscow in 1959. Either they or someone made a movie of them traveling to Russia and the problems that they had to overcome with the deadline and the actual presentation, which was held in a large geodesic dome designed by Buckminister Fuller. Charles Eames had pioneered in the development of presentations using multiple projectors
Oh Lester Beall. Kind of looks like something Man Ray would do, huh?
Very clever and cute product packing design from Help Remedies
Not only does Help remedies design the packaging they also care to create the headache tablets and band aids! Also available for purchase via the website!
Hey! Help Remedies also can cure your clothing needs! Visit their store to to quit becoming ashamed of your problems and start wearing them above your breasts! If you let everyone know what’s bothering you, you won’t have anything to hide, which will feel much better!
Help Remedies was created to make solving simple health issues simple. We find the best solution there is, and take away everything else. By stripping away some of the complexity and fear mongering of the health industry, we hope to make the category friendlier and more accessible, and in doing so empower people to make their own health decisions.
We think a little help, honesty and kindness will go a long way.
If you arent familiar with Stefan Sagmeister's book, "Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far" you should be. I came across it a little while ago and now coming across his website I feel that it is time for a post. His website promotes the book and also the idea of the book.
The idea for this site originally came out of my own list in my diary, under the very same title: Things I have learned in my life so far. Astonishingly, I have only learned twenty or so things so far. Over the last five years I did manage to publish these maxims all over the world, in spaces normally occupied by advertisements and promotions: as billboards, projections, light-boxes, magazine spreads, annual report covers, fashion brochures, and, recently, as giant inflatable monkeys.
So here I extend this same question to you:
What have you learned in your life so far? What is it that you are fairly sure about? What is it that you believe in by now?
Please do write it down beautifully. Design it digitally, photograph it, draw it, scan it and upload it. Use any media that works for you, paint, sculpture, film….
If you don’t work on the computer, write your sentiment on a postcard and send it to us at:
Sagmeister Inc.
222 West 14th Street
New York, NY 10011
We’ll upload it for you.
many warm greetings from lovely 14th Street,
Stefan Sagmeister
Here are two videos posted by Sagmeister illustrating two of the things he has learned in his life.
(both also included in the book)
"Over Time I Get Used To Everything And Start Taking It For Granted"
"Being Not Truthful Works Against Me"
List of what Sagmeister has learned and included in his book:
Complaining is silly. Either act or Forget
Thinking life will be better in the future is stupid. I have to live now.
Being not truthful works against me.
Organizing a charity group is surprisingly easy.
Everything I do always comes back to me.
Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on.
Over time I get used to everything and start taking it for granted.
Money does not make me happy.
Traveling alone is helpful for a new perspective on life.
Assuming is stifling.
Keeping a diary supports personal development.
Trying to look good limits my life.
Worrying solves nothing.
Material luxuries are best enjoyed in small doses.
Having guts always works out for me.
These images are two submissions to the website answering the question "What you have learned in your life?"
Jiggery Pokery is Anna Lomax and Lauren Davies. They work with Art Direction, Set Design and Photography. I absolutely love their work. They do joint work, collaborating with eachother to create and as well as individual work. Please Check out Jiggery Pokery.
"My bedroom was rather murk. I wanted it to be a bright, happy room-daydreaming about colouring-in was not enough. Three days and a lot of paint and I had coloured it happy."
"A playful project based on a Christmas cracker joke given to me by Anna, knowing of my love for San Francisco and 1960's and 1970's culture and psychedelia."
For anyone who has problems with procrastination on their to-do list.
Director John Kelly, now signed to London based production company Nexus, created this animated film Procrastination while an MA student at the Royal College of Art.
"Fjord is a project that showcases the photography of up and coming photographers. The drastic shift in the way work is being presented today has become especially noticeable in the more technologically adept generation. Fjord's goal is to bring together a collection of notable photographs from the internet and showcase their work in book form. This transition from internet to book will allow a different audience to experience the work, thus bringing emerging artists into the public's view."
It would be wonderful if I could get my work posted on here, but I feel like I'm not ready for that. Maybe in the near future I could once i own up to better skills, or maybe create a series that is really amazing. Regardless please check out Fjord.
I always seem to just find things that spark my interest in the categories of design and photography on the internet. Whether it be from me using stumble upon or just looking thru the internet. I always want to share what I find with other people, mostly through myspace bulletins but no one ever responds and I hate to be the one who posts multiple bulletins a day. Thus I came up with creating this blog. Even less people will see this but it will be fun for me, at least.
I'm a Photo-Illustration major at Kent State University in the Visual Communication Design Department. I created this blog to share the interesting, inspiring, funny, and quirking things I come across day to day concerning design, art and photography.
Enjoy!
