Design Observer: writings about design & culture

More spam art courtesy of Tom Manning. Could spam become our lingua franca? Could the auto-created snippets that fill our inboxes become a means of communication in themselves?

(tags: spam art comics)

Digital Urban: 3D Printing at Home: Fab@Home

“A fabber can allow you to explore new designs, email physical objects to other fabber owners, and most importantly - set your ideas free. Just as MP3s, iPods and the Internet have freed musical talent, we hope that blueprints and fabbers will democratize

(tags: design 3d democratic_innovation)

Don’t try to reinvent the web | Media | The Guardian

“Magazines can use the internet more effectively if they observe a couple of golden rules: there’s no use trying to control it and don’t expect giant leaps, says David Hepworth”. As I say…

(tags: media guardian magazine Internet)

Magnum Blog / Magnum, Magnum - the photo blog of Magnum Photos

“So finally the book is out and weighing 6.5kg and with 414 photographs it is an epic item. I calculate that at £95 in the UK, this means it works out at £14.62 per kilo, about the same price as cod, so you do get a lot of book for your money.” Amazing

(tags: magnum books i_want_one photojournalism photography)

Magnum Blog / Behind the image: My birthday present from Henri - the photo blog of Magnum Photos

Henri Cartier-Bresson x 3

(tags: photography magnum bresson)