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rb.work — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:12:39 GMT

Thought this was a great find from LifeHacker, about the 2003 keynote by the author Neal Stephenson at USENIX. When he wrote his first novel it was on a "modern" typewriter with a plastic ribbon that would start jamming in Iowa’s July heat...(read more)

LEBBEUS WOODS on Lines

rb.work — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:21:48 GMT

Poetic entry on drawing from Lebbeus Woods. “Even though I am best known for my drawings, and have spent many years as a teacher of architects, I have never taught drawing. The reason is that each person who wants to draw should devise his or her...(read more)

Braun vs. Apple - a little respect

rb.work — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:56:01 GMT

I have no problem with this article drawing some close comparisons between the work of Dieter Rams and the work of Jonathan Ive at Apple. It’s not blatant plagiarism, and the calculator in the iPhone already demonstrated that the respect was there...(read more)

10 Commandments

rb.work — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:44:57 GMT

Here’s a list and explanation of Dieter Rams’ 10 Commandments for good design. Vitsœ | About / Good design… Read More......(read more)

Paul Rand

rb.work — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:29:14 GMT

Grumpy old curmudgeon, aka design god (Monoscope) Some great Paul Rand quotes. “Don’t try and be original, just try to be good”. “To do things with quality. I think this is what in a big sense aesthetics means”. “Order...(read more)