Looking Farther –

I’m still grasping what exactly is meant by “research in graphic design,” and after reading the interesting AiGA article Steve posted, it is hearting to note that I am not alone in my lack of a solid definition. It has been a contention of mine that most people get masters degrees for money and Ph.Ds for love. I am heartened that people love design that much.

A stunning but dense and somewhat dated book--that I would recommend to anyone who wants to study culture--is Pierre Bourdieu’s Distinction, A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste an ethnography of France that shows that “no judgment of taste is innocent.” It needs an updated American version and hopefully there is a PhD candidate somewhere doing just that.

I’m also interested in the sudden flourishing of interest in the green movement and while really welcome, I do wonder just who is behind it and where have they been for the last 30 years… Will it evaporate like a gasoline spill as quickly as it came if and when gas prices go back down? This is also worthy of some study.

On the other end of the spectrum check out this little shop of horrors:
http://www.50dollarlogo.com/
way to undercut our pay guys, thanks--they must have to do six logos in like a half hour-- I could think of almost nothing worse to have to do all day…