Retarded: DesignForFreedom
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Using such a charged name as a front for more of the same trendy/content free design is an disservice to designers. The Design for Freedom™ name elicts feelings of change and brings to mind artist/designer activism in Argentina which helped overthrow the corrupt government a while back. It rings of concern and a commitment from the design community to challenge the status quo. Instead, we are presented with your average no-message design (with the exception of the first entry). Entry number three reflects freedom how? Does creating another 'emotional abstract' and slapping the word 'freedom' on it demonstrate freedom in any way? Come on people, designers have CONCEPTS. We specialize in COMMUNICATION. As designers, we have so much potential, and this is what we get? Comments?
- afriend0
bump
- TransFatty1
um...
lemme see ....
what am i trying to say ....
oh yeah ....
eat my chode.
- moondoggie0
they're a bunch of tree huggin hippies arn't they?
They wouldnt be so moral if they're sole purpose in life was to try and scratch a living growing crops in clay baked soil.
Hang on, they're not..they're middle class white dudes arn;t they?
- moondoggie0
I would prefer to suck corporate cock if it meant that I could wash down the jizz with expensive champagne
- BEEMO0
yuck.
- Gorbie0
that was uncalled for.
- BEEMO0
Freedom is a loaded word. Chances are, if you are American, the first thing that pops into your head when you hear the word "freedom" is an American flag and CNN's current events. Not that it's your actual definition, but many words can ellicit meaning or feelings other than the actual meaning of the word itself. (reference to th N word, as well as the R word). Anyhow, if DFF bothers you, try to remind yourself that Freedom can emcompass many things other than American flags, CNN, or whatever your image your mind conjures up when you see/hear this word.
Since I read "Notes from the Underground" (Dostoyevsky) a long time ago, the idea of "Freedom vs Happiness," one at the cost of the other, I have always been fascinated with this continuum. He made an analogy that a mouse was "free" but very unhappy and a piano key was "happy" but without freedom. I guess this crap is pretty random and nonsensical, just thought I'd throw it in anyhow...
Now I want to say something about these "critiques" of other people's work. It's one thing to draw things on your computer or whatever and have no concept, yet still have a pretty picture. It is another thing to have a strong concept, be it political, social, personal, or for your huge corporate client. Both of these methodologies have merit. I think it's safe to say that critiquing art is pretty relative, however, I also believe it is important to judge responsibly because chances are someone worked hard on building something and it just seems terrible to damn it just for the hell of it. However, you have the "freedom" to do whatever you want. A good, responsible art critic has a tough job.
What else...hmm, I'm curious as to what in the hell Transfatty's first post in this thread was all about.
Lastly, I have to say that this was quite an interesting thread to read.