16 — I do Squiggles and Gradients




Working File show

Summary: Robyn and Chappell join us for <a href="https://workingfile.co/episodes/16.html">an episode</a> all about the presence or absence of “weird” sensibility in graphic design. We start off talking about the new art direction of Bloomberg Businessweek but end up discussing capitalism, Snapchat, and the SR-71 Blackbird. <br> <br> Links Discussed <br><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/businessweek">Bloomberg Businessweek</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Acrobat">Adobe Acrobat</a><br> <a href="http://2017.sfdesignweek.org/events/vectors-conference/">Vectors Conference</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtIK2NTHR0o">Laverne and Shirley Intro</a><br> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank">PageRank</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/jkottke/status/875340608919007232">Bloomberg Businessweek Tim Cook Cover Comparison️</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(magazine)">Time Magazine</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek">Newsweek</a><br> <a href="http://richardturley.tumblr.com/">Richard Turley</a><br> <a href="https://www.snapchat.com/">Snapchat</a><br> <a href="http://allisontmccann.com/">Allison McCann</a><br> <a href="http://httpcolonforwardslashforwardslashwwwdotjenniferdanieldotcom.com/">Jennifer Daniel</a><br> <a href="http://tracyma.com/">Tracy Ma</a><br> <a href="http://luckypeach.com/magazine/">Lucky Peach Magazine</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist">The Economist</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Outfitters">Urban Outfitters</a><br> <a href="https://www.good.is/">GOOD Magazine</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outerwall#Coinstar_kiosks">Coinstar</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_learning">Machine Learning</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A/B_testing">A/B Testing</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Carson_(graphic_designer)">David Carson</a><br> <a href="https://www.typotheque.com/articles/cult_of_the_ugly">Cult of the Ugly by Steven Heller</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial">Drop Cap</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(astrology)">Gemini</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Establishment">The Establishment</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Gun_(magazine)">Ray Gun Magazine</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emigre_(magazine)">Emigre Magazine</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture">Brutalism</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/_EricHu/status/870358991003582464">Chappell and Eric Hu's Twitter Thread</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Caplan">Ralph Caplan</a><br> <a href="http://art.yale.edu/GraphicDesign/">Yale Graphic Design</a><br> <a href="http://metahaven.net/">Metahaven</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapper_Keeper">Trapper Keeper</a><br> <a href="https://www.typography.com/fonts/gotham/overview/">Gotham</a><br> <a href="https://theoutline.com/">The Outline</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_instrument">Law of the Instrument</a><br> <a href="https://vsco.co/">VSCO</a><br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clear-tasks-reminders-to-do-lists/id493136154?mt=8">Clear App</a><br> <a href="https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:SNAP">SNAP on the New York Stock Exchange</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_Works">Skunk Works</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird">Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax_scrolling">Parallax Scrolling</a><br> <a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/">Five Thirty Eight</a><br> <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us">Vice</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nada_Surf">Nada Surf</a>