Why We Buy.

Fast Company magazine recently named Jonathan Ive (senior VP of industrial design at Apple) the "Most Creative Person In Business." I really do not know how such a thing is gauged or what is all taken into consideration when choosing to appoint such a title, but sure, this choice seems about right in my eyes. Whatever. But after doing a bit of surfing and clicking I came across an antique of an article with the same man, Jonathan Ive, by Fast Company in 2007, which deals entirely with the emotional response of a consumer to design. In this case the vehicle for such a discussion is ID (industrial design,) but I feel that such ideas could translate into most all fields of design. Just switch some words around and you have a whole different vehicle of topic. Anyway:

"If you've got technology on the one hand and you've got people on the other, then an object's design -- no matter what that object is -- defines the nature of that connection."

Dokument.

Lovely.

LOVELEE BUTTONS is LIVE.

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This is a group that I have been a part of for a lil while now. Didn't want to mention anything until it was all set, and now is the time.

A lot is happening in regards to this. // First is Dearling Physique, Lookbook, and To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie at Intermedia Arts. I am actually working closely with Dom (LB, Dearling Physique) constructing the stage setup for this event. It should be incredibly interesting. Pre-Sale tickets can be bought HERE. // Vigilante Justice II is coming up JULY 17th! We got a full line up of some of the best in MPLS electronica. We will be releasing the band list later on. But let it be known, this is going to GO OFF. // We will also be working some on this years Clapperclaw Festival. // And we are in the works of putting together a local music complilation / mash up tentatively titled "The Great In The Small." More on that as it unfolds. //

On top of that I am working with a fellow named Reynard who resides in San Fran doing some illustritive work for a short story titled "zzzombiezzz." The piece is nearly finished and I am pretty happy with it. You will be able to view it online soon. In the meantime check out some of his Tumblrs. // hahaclever.com and the troof booth // They are both pretty radical if you ask me.

Mutual Design Playground had only a few submissions these last few weeks, but what was posted is most excellent. CHECK IT OUT.

Uhm...there is more to say, but not now. I gotta go fabric shopping.