Meanwhile #063
Who cares about being original?
This is an old edition of Meanwhile from an inferior, more simian newsletter platform that has unhelpfully severed all the hyperlinks. It’s included here in the archive simply for sake of completeness.
Nichtsein. For her MA thesis, Katharina Schwarz designed a book of infographics pertaining to suicide factors and rates in Germany. Stunning, thought-provoking work.
New York City Transit Authority: Objects. Standards Manual's new book, a collection of over 400 artefacts related to the New York City subway, collected and documented by photographer Brian Kelley.
Chance Wranglers. The "about us" page of every digital media agency – typically cracking stuff from McSweeney's.
Worms, birds, words, etc. Award-winning writer, illustrator and designer Coralie Bickford-Smith talks about her writing day and the making of her new book The Worm and the Bird.
Creative class hero. Adrian Shaughnessy looks back at the career of Tomoko Miho, one of the design world’s best kept secrets. Her work for Herman Miller is exceptional.
Who cares about being original? Creative Review talks to designer Christopher Doyle about newness in design and whether it's still possible to be entirely original.
Milan Grygar. Just take a look at the 60s/70s film posters of Czechoslovak artist Milan Grygar. Go on now.
That is all.
