joshua davis bashing by CR

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    I don't have a strong enough opinion either way about JD's work (or CR Magazine for that matter) to register a vote for or against the commentary.

    What is unclear to me, and pardon me if this has been addressed before, is what relevance JD's work has at a conference on typography. This is not a negative critique of his work, merely an observation that his work seems to be much more firmly ensconced in the realm of semi- to fully-abstract illustration rather than the artful setting of type.

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    • Is that to say that semi- to fully-abstract illustration is not artful?dMullins
    • Simply because a computer was involved in ray tracing and whatnot?dMullins
    • why does a dog lick his balls?Rand
    • I'm saying no such thing, dMullins. Merely making the point that he doesn't seem to really be a typographer.gramme
    • It's my understanding that this conference was primarily about type and typography, no?gramme
    • I see JD being more relevant at an event that's more all-encompassing in the creative arts.gramme
    • e.g. AIGA, etc.gramme
    • I agree with you completely, its just that people have been talkin about him bein art or notdMullins
    • SO I thought that's what your comment meant is all..dMullins
    • Gotcha. Yeah I really don't care for that argument anymore. It's been done to death, you know?gramme
    • Not to mention the fact that it's so deeply subjective, any objective reasons for/against become totally subsumed.gramme
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