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Posted by on Oct 4th, 2006 | 0 comments

GM gets hip to pedal power

General Motors has a built in bike rack hidden in its Opel Antara SUV line in Europe. They probably figure that maintaining that oversized and uneconomical eyesore on wheels may as well haul around its own back up plan so you can pedal away and offset some of your emissions. Maybe they realized that the S in SUV stands for Sport and if you’re going to drive one around you may actually want to engage in some...
Posted by on Jun 18th, 2006 | 0 comments

Public space vs public interest

Public space vs public interest
During the 2004 Summer Olympics Toronto’s Dundas square showed live event coverage on its giant screens so that people could relax in the square, socialise, and bond with respect to the sporting events of common (if mild) interest. If you walk through Toronto nowadays you’ll see crowds outside any store window featuring a TV which will invariably be playing coverage of the FIFA World Cup. It is clear...
Posted by on Jun 18th, 2006 | 0 comments

Spiekermann’s Embarassment

Spiekermann’s Embarassment
Erik Spiekermann, beloved German typographic designer is speaking out and voicing what you may already have known but didn’t have the authority to declare. In an interview with Deutsche Welle he speaks out regarding his embarrassment of the graphic identity design for the current FIFA World Cup campaign. He is ever so right too. The only point of contention is that he advises the designers responsible to not...
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