The Standards Manual Vignelli is a legend among designers, and his most iconic work, by far, is the NYC subway map redesign in 1970. The Internet and a whole lot of luck give all of us who were ever like “why’s it such a big deal” the full thing to enjoy and examine. And, in many ways, it is The standards manual, not just the manual for the NYCTA.
GOOGLE POETICS Don’t know about you, but I find Google Search’s suggestion box hilarious at times. Every once in a while, somebody posts a screen cap on Tumblr, Facebook, or elsewhere that made them giggle. Now you can just go to Google Poetics and read them all. Albeit a bit on the romantic side, some are funny: “with my tongue in your tail, with my tongue in my cheek, with my baby tonight.” googlepoetics.com
thestandardsmanual.com/grid.html
CURIOUS RITUALS I’m not sure how to explain this. Definitely a curiosity. A free pdf of digital gestures, a product of two months of research in Pasadena. Would come in handy when working on something that requires an understanding of contemporary gestures, I guess. Regardless, fun observatory knowledge. And, yes, curious. I’m now going to go back to memorising the whole thing. http://coolmaterial.com/home/hal-9000-life-size-replica/
10
Palestine Writing Workshop
TENDER WALLS
Public Service Announcement: sucks when you get mugged. Sucks worse when you get robbed. Want worse? When you is a place as giving and awesome as the Palestine Writing Workshop in Birzeit. Cleaned out. Except for their books, thankfully. Now PalFest’s Big Give Account is donating everything they get for a month from February 17 to them. Send them money. They are much nicer than any of us.
We previously featured Karim Hobeika’s amazing photographs of New York City and Paris, and we’re excited to announce that you can now bring those stunning images home! And considering these cities are larger than life, Karim will provide entire wall prints that will definitely transform your home or office. Check out his facebook page for more info!
facebook.com/pages/The-Palestine-WritingWorkshop/289863511590
facebook.com/tenderwalls