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Comment on Isotype Building Bridges by D

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:07:11 +0000

When I stumbled onto this article I genuinely thought the first image was recent and designed in a retro style! I didn’t realise how old it was until I noticed the dates on the following examples (plus the lack of Scottish hydro power and the mutton remark!). Shows good design is timeless – and there’s “nothing new under the sun”. I think it’s something all designers need a reminder of from time to time – especially the ones who believe the hype. Thanks for posting these, I hope they reach a wider audience.

Comment on Information Design: Not For Sale by Martin

Martin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:07:05 +0000

Thank you for your honest insight Elizabeth. I wasn’t sad, I was angry when I read Balliett’s article. And even more when I read some of the comments there.

The bad news is that although the “dataviz is the current cool” earthquake has already happened somewhere in the oceans of graphic design, the shit infographic tsunami has not entirely struck yet. And it will. Taking just from Amy Ballietts own claim, she and her team completed over 750 infographics. That means they already managed to convince their clients more than 750 times, that their work is the “top-of-the-line” (as they claim at their FB page). You know where this is heading…

I totally agree with Tamasin Cole’s above comment. But reading your or Nathan’s responses puts my smile back. There needs to be strong and clear reflection – to prevent as much damage the tsunami will cause as possible.

Comment on Information Design: Not For Sale by Tamasin Cole

Tamasin Cole — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:49:50 +0000

Thank you for putting this so eloquently. I have been fuming since I read the piece – it is indeed very depressing.
One of the major problems information (and other graphic) designers face right now is de-professionalisation. So often our skills in re-organising, re-writing, re-thinking and re-presenting messages so that they are really effective are seen as ‘making it pretty’, failing to understand that it takes skill, experience and knowledge to do what we do well.
Presenting misleading representations of facts is wrong, and does our profession no good at all.

Comment on Information Design: Not For Sale by arvind

arvind — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:48:04 +0000

for the rest of the readers, the Hats article in question is:

Hats. Richard Saul Wurman. Design Quarterly No. 145, Hats (1989), pp. 1-32

Comment on Remaking Meaning? by gavin melles

gavin melles — Sat, 07 May 2011 03:57:15 +0000

Appreciate your thoughts. The big picture fuzzy metaphors is not unusual in design fests. Those like yourselves [Humantific] having worked in organizational transformation, know the past, present and future is co-creative / participatory and requires faciliatation and revisioning skills that can help drive the creation of intangibles like organizations and communities.