The TV-in-the-fireplace idea requires a non working fireplace, so it's not a general solution to the problem of hiding the TV.
But a real problem exists here, and AT deserves credit f...
From a graphics point of view, it's wrong: the numbers are crude, hard to read, and not kerned. This is a problem with all digital displays. A challenge for designers of the future.
Empty frames remind us that the frame is has an importance independent of the object that's framed.
Blind frames appear many times in ornamental situations. The cartouche, for example,...
The rent control/stabilization laws here in NYC have deeply affected the lifestyles of apartment residents. Once a tenant is ensconced in a place, he's there forever (except for the bodybag excepti...
Regarding the Danish modern teak credenza
For some reason, I find the division of the front of the credenza into four panels disturbing.
I had a credenza (aka lowboy?) li...
Shirley...doom: it's just a fact that the TV display isn't compatible with the taste of many people.
You blame the people for that incompatibility, on grounds that they should get wit...
chazmiller: It seems to me that you're not giving digital printing the respect it deserves. A good digital print would be hard to distinguish from a silk screen. And the difference might not make a...
In response to shirley...doom:
I don't think there's a wrong reason for liking an object of art or decoration. People should be encouraged to follow their instincts. If those instincts...
Just for the record: Penguin books were around for a long time, but they achieved their classic form when, after WW2, the designer Jan Tschichold was given the commission to redesign them. He gave ...
"At the time, the neighborhood (west 20s along Sixth Avenue) was strictly commercial and deserted at night."
And people were moving in droves to the Long Island.
Go figure...
Evidently, NR was better at studio photography than he was at painting.
I saw him once on live TV; he had a wonderful gift of relating to the audience; he was a people-person. That gif...
"Affordable art" is my candidate for a positive trend.
Years ago, cheap prints and posters were substitutes for "original" artworks. Now, thanks to digital printing, the line between...
These works represent a new genre of artwork: an ink jet or laser print, often in an unnumbered edition. Nobody expects these works to increase in value, and hence their fairly low, but not insigni...
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The TV-in-the-fireplace idea requires a non working fireplace, so it's not a general solution to the problem of hiding the TV. But a real problem exists here, and AT deserves credit f...
From a graphics point of view, it's wrong: the numbers are crude, hard to read, and not kerned. This is a problem with all digital displays. A challenge for designers of the future.
Empty frames remind us that the frame is has an importance independent of the object that's framed. Blind frames appear many times in ornamental situations. The cartouche, for example,...
The rent control/stabilization laws here in NYC have deeply affected the lifestyles of apartment residents. Once a tenant is ensconced in a place, he's there forever (except for the bodybag excepti...
I recently designed a 4 panel folding screen. Here's a link to the design: http://pic...
Regarding the Danish modern teak credenza For some reason, I find the division of the front of the credenza into four panels disturbing. I had a credenza (aka lowboy?) li...
If anybody in NYC has 4 cafe chairs like the ones in the Valencia post, I'd pay more than $40 for them.
Shirley...doom: it's just a fact that the TV display isn't compatible with the taste of many people. You blame the people for that incompatibility, on grounds that they should get wit...
chazmiller: It seems to me that you're not giving digital printing the respect it deserves. A good digital print would be hard to distinguish from a silk screen. And the difference might not make a...
In response to shirley...doom: I don't think there's a wrong reason for liking an object of art or decoration. People should be encouraged to follow their instincts. If those instincts...
Here's my solution to the TV problem. Link to a Picasa album: http://picasaweb.google.com/e...
Just for the record: Penguin books were around for a long time, but they achieved their classic form when, after WW2, the designer Jan Tschichold was given the commission to redesign them. He gave ...
"At the time, the neighborhood (west 20s along Sixth Avenue) was strictly commercial and deserted at night." And people were moving in droves to the Long Island. Go figure...
Never heard of a mid-century rug from Morrocco? Susrith isn't alone, I'm sure.
Evidently, NR was better at studio photography than he was at painting. I saw him once on live TV; he had a wonderful gift of relating to the audience; he was a people-person. That gif...
This a nice painting; Norman Rockwell without excessive corn. Who's the artist? Nice Persian rug, too.
It has frilly legs and a flat top. It should make up its mind to be either plain or fancy. (Thoughts of a wannabe designer.)
"Affordable art" is my candidate for a positive trend. Years ago, cheap prints and posters were substitutes for "original" artworks. Now, thanks to digital printing, the line between...
Where's the TV???
These works represent a new genre of artwork: an ink jet or laser print, often in an unnumbered edition. Nobody expects these works to increase in value, and hence their fairly low, but not insigni...