Wired just posted this interesting article.  They say, we focus so much on the impertinence of good nutrition but don’t always consider how important it is to have a balanced diet in our media intake.  It should be a diet that nourishes us and doesn’t deplete us or leave us empty.  This illustration by Jason Lee says it all.  Enjoy.

Damien Hirst is an artist I became familiar with through an article in Fast Company titled, Most Creative People of 2009.  I was instantly captivated by his 22 ton shark preserved in phamedlahide and suspended in a modern container with an apparent weightlessness.  His work is considered highly controversial by many.  He also has an incredible project where he uses a number of these modern containers to house sequential cross sections of a cow which in total make up the entire figure.  Each of these cross sections are spaced out far enough for an observer to walk around it in 360 degrees.

Visual design is more than styling. It is function. And not only because it communicates, but also because it makes us feel. And between feeling and communication, people find things easier to use. – Stephen P.Anderson.

McDonald’s worldwide sees nearly 47 million customers through it’s doors every single day. If you are at all interested in great design, you’ll love this collection of 40 clever advertising campaigns of McDonald’s through the years posted on The Design Inspiration.

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*All images copyright McDonald’s Corporation.

I just finished reading an interesting article in Wired featuring concepts from leading designers about what Craigslist might look like if it were to have an interface makeover.  Anyone whose ever used Craigslist knows it’s both incredibly helpful and incredibly cluttered.  Craigslist doesn’t appear to be interested in a makeover, but as nerds we can’t help but wonder.  What design do you like best?

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