Category Archives: Design

Power up. Softly.

By John Rousseau | Published: 08/19/2009

Somewhere along the well-trodden path marked by El Lissitzky and Lester Beall walks Shepard Fairey. And, like the famous propaganda artists of yesteryear, Fairey prefers red and has a flair for dramatic perspective—although that is where the similarities end. His latest poster coincides with a new grassroots initiative by moveon.org titled Power Up America, and [...]

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The context of none.

By John Rousseau | Published: 07/28/2009

I have seen the future. And it looks a lot like the past, only different. Old is the new new. In the future, history is remixed with the recent past to reflect a present that claims no distinct visual language or critical position of its own—unless you view this condition as such.
The virtual intersection of [...]

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Better living through chemistry.

By John Rousseau | Published: 07/13/2009

A quick deconstruction of a classic package from the 1950s—New Era potato chips.

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