Monthly Archives: October 2009

Information Aesthetics: Closer to Art or Design?

14th
Oct. × ’09
By andrea
Was pondering the other day after seeing ‘The Difference Between Art and Design‘, which listed five points: Good Art Inspires. Good Design Motivates. Good Art Is Interpreted. Good Design Is Understood. Good Art Is a Taste. Good Design Is an Opinion. Good Art Is a Talent. Good Design Is a Skill. Good Art Sends a Different Message to Everyone. Good [...]
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Thoughts on Kyoto: Who’s On Target from Information is Beautiful

9th
Oct. × ’09
By andrea
If you haven’t seen it already, Information is Beautiful posted a wonderful inforgraphic the other day on the Kyoto Protocal Targets. (I’ll just reproduce a fragment here). I KNOW! I did diss Information is Beautiful previously, but I like this one. (Which is odd, because there are comments about readability). It shows how the design decision to [...]
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