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- neue75_bold0
it's a reaction to trends, albeit still alongside the trend [or approach] of non-design... I'd say it's also a very personal decision of Mike Meiré to move away from the very polished, clean work he's known for... so in essence, it seems to be more about him than the magazine or it's content...
- IMO i wouldn't call non-design a trend since design isn't a trend either.rabattski
- hmm, semantics, 'non-design' isn't, you're right, but I think you know what I meanneue75_bold
- Yeah ofcourse.rabattski
- Anders0
That may be the biggest problem of the redesign; the focus is on Meiré rather than the magazine/content.
Stretching type means that you're either ignorant or a mad visionary
on a mission. If it's about trends, I'm sure he's aware that he is the creator of one and I'm sure he's also amused by both his followers and critics.At the same time, it's got the charisma of a very drunk person, spilling whiskey and dancing on the table a the beginning of the evening. You kind of want to do the same thing, but..
- neue75_bold0
well, it'll be moderately interesting to see how this continues to roll out... I guess I look at something like Lodown mag and find that more 'exciting' and 'haphazard'..
- Anders0
Interesting article here:
Do you make things look nice? Do you spend more time worrying about nuance and aesthetics than substance and meaning? Do you fiddle with style while ignoring the big picture? If your answers are yes, yes, or yes, then you are a decorator.
http://www.designobserver.com/ar…- yes, I'm a decorator, but so is he.********
- I haven't slept or showered in 3 days, I'm misspelling whisky and dancing on the taboo...neue75_bold
- yes, I'm a decorator, but so is he.
- botbot0
I Love 032c. But, I've only seen the screenshots posted.
I also feel that the stretched type was done in a very calculated way so that it stays legible.
- PonyBoy0
shitty designers everywhere are now feeling good about themselves
- botbot0
Pirelli started the trend of stretched type.
- neue75_bold0
I'm not questioning his approach and thinking at all, but it's the fact that it's being presented as new idea... How long have KesselsKramer amongst many others, been doing this already...yet their approach is a helluva lot less pretentious and ego-driven... http://www.kesselskramer.com/
- botbot0
I think the idea wasnt presented as something new. The designer just did it. Infact, no idea is new now. It's all been done, isn't it.
- botbot0
Also, dont forget: http://www.vier5.de/
- CphGD0
If it ain't broke, why fix it?
- hellothisisroland0
I've followed what Mike Meiré was doing for a few years now and his work is ace. If you actually have a copy of 032c it's hard to deny that this doesn't have some charm and more important character.
- hellothisisroland0
Vienna Art school kids also used this ugly squashed type style a lot in the last 2 years for some reason
- ukit0
Today's ugly is tomorrow hot trend
- jysta0
I love the positioning of the 032c and the black box!
I hate everything else! It all looks like a mistake.
Small images on magazine covers is just wrong in my opinion.
Industrial and German, YES, Contemporary culture, NO
- jysta0
'Grid systems in graphic design' - Josef Muller-Brockmann, while dropping serious amounts of acid????
