Sometimes, there is no place lower to go than the depths of a tasteless, public, aesthetic parading itself on the paving stones of public discourse as an ingenious iteration of inspiration — when the idea is really nothing more than visual vomit. Today, I introduce you do the “Cloud Towers” — where Art-Meets-9/11-Terrorism-In-The-Sky in Seoul, South Korea:
We learn through our minds, and we take warnings through our senses. When you want to give quick, concise, information to the human eye with a cultured aesthetic, you use bright colors, and a relational retinal design to drive context that creates meaning. In the image below, you see the new food label packaging the FDA is proposing for all processed American foods. You are immediately confused looking at the information. Are those too many calories or just the right amount for what you’re about to put in your mouth? You have to calculate your own “DV” maximum percentage for “Sat Fat” and “Sodium.” You’re left to wonder what the “DV” for 14g of “Sugars” really means in the big picture.
Continue reading → Relational Retinal Design and the Aesthetics of Food Labels
Sammy Davis, Jr. and Tom Jones were good friends and great performers together. Their chemistry on stage made them shine in the light of each other.
Continue reading → Sammy Davis, Jr. and Tom Jones in Performance
Madonna — still aging and continuing to change her gender — now wants her 13-year-old daughter Lourdes — aka “Lola” — to dress us and give us fashion advice as we buy junque from their new “fashion line.”
Continue reading → Madonna Fails to Protect Her Daughter from Public Humiliation
Have you noticed how people born beautiful are actually cursed throughout their lifetimes — even though they may not know it? There is a viciousness about The Beautiful that seeps from the inside out and changes their natural shine into an ethereal ugliness.
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