When did I first notice graphic design… My father was (retired) a plant supervisor for an in-house print shop. I started working in printing while still in high school (bindery) and then pre-press. So part of that answer is, I suppose, always. I still see things that make me smack my forehead in appreciation and marvel.
David, as always you bring us an excellent movie! While I think Ebaying while drunk would be an excellent personal essay topic; I do like the direction he goes in. But I’m picturing where that awful new sign was produced and I’ll bet the owner of the hideous Corel Draw sign business has 3 cars, a nice boat, and 2 houses. The “designer” is someone making ten bucks an hour and also answers the phone and takes care of billing. Who is to blame: the “designer”? I think not. The average person of business is not that interested in beauty, unless it’s a sports car or a golf swing, which can be beautiful, but certainly not the full range of human expression.
I think this is indicative of a lack of respect for the commons and a total respect for the dollar. The Corel Draw sign is a symptom of the bigger issue. I think that designers, writers, poets, craftspeople, thinkers and others need to change the wider culture and then beauty in our shared spaces will follow.
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