WEEKLY EMAIL: JUNE 25, 2010
FEATURED THIS WEEK : STEVEN HELLER
Fascist Seduction
There was a bright side to Benito Mussolini's iron-fisted Italian Fascist regime. Even Winston Churchill asserted in 1927, if he were an Italian he would have given Mussolini his "whole-hearted" support "from start to finish." The author reflects on the Exposizione Universale Roma, and the continuing lure of EUR among Roman neighborhoods.READ MORE
JESSICA HELFAND
The Next Great Graphic Designer
Tonight on Bravo's "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist" the winning Penguin book cover design will be unveiled, which begs a few questions. We hope our readers will weigh in, here on Design Observer, with their opinions.READ MORE
J.D. MCCLATCHY
"A View of the Sea"
The argument had smoldered for a week,
Long enough for the fine points of fire,
Banked from the start against self-righteousness,
To have blurred in the pale ash of recrimination.
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MARY BADON
Red Light, Green Light : The Invention of the Traffic Signal
The traffic signal was first invented in 1912 — by a Detroit policeman named Lester Wire — as a two-color, red-and-green light with a buzzer to warn pedestrians ahead of the impending transition. In 1920, this basic design was modified (by another policeman called William Potts) to include the tri-colored red, amber, and green lights widely used today.READ MORE
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Why Design Now?C. McCarty, E. Lupton, M. McQuaid, & C. Smith
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