Graphic design used to be a low priority for museums!—MoMa makes me doubt this statement sometimes. Look at all the different forms of graphic design present, from the incredibly well designed cafeteria, to the in-house store.
However it was Noel Martin a self-taught graphic designer who was the first to modernize the art museum exhibition catalogues—Cincinnati Art Museum. Noel made abstract art more accessible, and more appealing to the younger museumgoers, helping to introduce art to the growing generation. Thus he created a style that has been emulated by many other American museums.
Below are a few of his iconic logos:
Identity for Ohio Arts Council
Identity programs by Noel Martin–Cover
Black-Clawson, manufacturer of paper
Identity for Xomox Corporation, manufactures of values, actuators and surgical implants
[Via Container List, Grain Edit]
Small space living is a very common issue within Hong Kong, however Gary Chang exploited the opportunity to develop a unique eco-friendly unit.
With the use of a futuristic sliding wall system, the apartment can now be transformed into 24 different rooms, ‘making the house move’ for him.
Having lunch at a local Chinese restaurant is a great cultural experience, one that Gary Chang tried to infuse into the ‘Alessi Tea & Coffee Towers’
These are pretty innovative design solutions, and are great if you are looking for some inspiration that involve food.
Frankly I wish that I had found this earlier. It could have been useful inspiration for the second round of designs for a nutrition factsheet that I submitted for review to the client last night.
This is a great example of the concept that research begets design.
‘In virtually every subject area, our knowledge is incomplete and problems are waiting to be solved. We can address the holes in our knowledge and those unresolved problems by asking relevant questions and then seeking answers through systematic research.’
—Leedy,Paul.,and Jeanne Ellis Ormand
