Monthly Archives: March 2009

Bonfire of the Vanities

Posted on March 31, 2009 by

I noticed a shot of Karim Rashid recently and it got me wondering how much he might have in common on the subject of design with another sartorial exhibitionist in white, Tom Wolfe. Seems not much. Tom Wolfe was recently interviewed at … Continue reading →

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Jim Cramer and Package Designing the future

Posted on March 30, 2009 by

Ben Stein wrote an interesting piece in the Sunday New York Times business section about the Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer death match that occurred recently on The Daily Show. The one where Stewart attacked Cramer for “failing to anticipate … Continue reading →

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Packaging Made From Rock

Posted on March 26, 2009 by

This headline, from The Gourmet Retailer, got my attention. A paper alternative that even Fred Flintstone would love. Apparently The Penta Water Company is the first beverage company to use a new packaging label material made from limestone, no paper, … Continue reading →

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Free iPhone package design app

Posted on March 25, 2009 by

Imagine the possibilities. An iPhone app for package design.  Apple says there are now over 25,000 apps available for the iPhone, so I figure someone is working in a garage somewhere on the release of an iPhone Package Design app … Continue reading →

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Mouse ready projects for a design infrastructure

Posted on March 24, 2009 by

Shovels are great, and there is a lot of money being thrown around lately to support useful, but traditional, infrastructure projects. What about helping to nurture and support a sustainable design infrastructure. Aren’t there projects that we as a design … Continue reading →

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Objectified, the design movie

Posted on March 23, 2009 by

There is an interesting review today by Allan Chochinov of a new documentary film, called Objectified, in the Core 77 blog. He attended the first showing in Austin over the weekend. On the Objectified web site the film is decribed … Continue reading →

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Positively 19th Century, Positively 21st Century, and Positively Marvelous

Posted on March 19, 2009 by

I will keep this short. This work speaks more than eloquently for itself. For those who have followed the brief history of this blog you will have begun to learn at least two things. The first is about what we … Continue reading →

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Package Design, a leading or trailing indicator, 1910-1920

Posted on March 18, 2009 by

The second decade of the 20th century was a time of transition, unrest and reform in all forms of life in America. The decade began with the economy recovering from the San Francisco earthquake and the stock market panic of … Continue reading →

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Ken turns 48

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

Look at that poor guy on the left, he sure looks whipped.  How would you feel if you had been going out with a beautiful older woman since the early sixties, and she still wouldn’t settle down. Barbie has been … Continue reading →

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All that Jazz

Posted on March 16, 2009 by

I was listening to Wynton Marsalis on the Sirius XM radio program called In The Swing Seat. He was comparing and contrasting the playing styles of two jazz greats on the piano, Erroll Garner and Oscar Peterson. I don’t pretend to … Continue reading →

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