#namdev hardisty

[jarrettfuller]

I just realized I haven't posted here about Through Process, a fairly new podcast from Namdev Hardisty and Mitch Goldstein "about how we become designers". They are only seven episodes in, but I've loved each one so far as they cover a nice range of topics circling design education. Well worth a listen!

(In the most recent episode, they mention the film The Five Obstructions, which caught my attention for obvious reasons

[princetonarchitecturalpress]

Gagosian PopArtis,

from the pages of  Function, Restraint, and Subversion in Typography

The beauty of contemporary graphic design is that dozens of movements emerge and re-emerge from view. Yet, too often we are left with only the vague impression that something is going on. To appreciate what that might be requires us to slow down, ignore superficial trends, and take a more in-depth look. This is the approach taken by Function, Restraint, and Subversion in Typography, a survey of minimalist and brutalist typography in contemporary graphic design. This international collection documents the work of more than twenty-four graphic designers who engage in an aggressively simple typography. Lavishly illustrated with commentary by author J. Namdev Hardisty, the book explores the innovative posters, books, signage, and other forms of print design by such well-known designers as Daniel Eatock, Experimental Jetset, Spin, the Walker Art Center's design studio, as well as those just beginning to make a mark on the design world, including MGMT., Project Projects, SEA, Xavier Encinas, Manuel Raeder, YES, and more.