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Stripes on those parking lot pillars: urban design

LB — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 05:53:09 +0000

I was parking in a tiny parking spot today and suddenly noticed these stripes at side view mirror-height on the pillar I was squeezing next to. Multiple scrapes in different colours, on a paint job masking previous scrapes.

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Vancouver Airport plans “luxury outlet” mall, bastard child of Disneyland and Bouncy Castle

LB — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 06:39:30 +0000

Trying to laugh instead of cry over the announcement by Vancouver airport of a kitsch faux-nineteenth century monstrosity of a "luxury outlet mall" next to our quite attractive, Pacific NW contemporary airport with its forest water features, stunning aquariums and significant First Nations art.

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The Lightbulb Conspiracy, aka Pyramids of Waste, a documentary on planned obsolescence

LB — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:48:35 +0000

The practice of planned obsolescence of consumer products includes Apple computers, as you’ll see if you watch the whole film. As a designer who attempts to make things that last, both in their material content and workmanship, the planned failure of other design objects is a slap in the face.

Concrete planters. What happened? Whither minimalism? Whither design?

LB — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:23:50 +0000

Whatever happened to planters like these two? They may still be in production, but wherever they are still available, and that’s nearly nowhere, they’re civic-sized, weigh 500-1000 pounds, and are out of scale for people’s home gardens.

Montreal vs. Vancouver Olympics graphics – a little comparative photo essay

LB — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:00:36 +0000

Ignoring the problems of hosting the Olympics, which are serious and many (and as a Vancouverite I’m speaking from experience), let’s just compare the graphic design from two different Canadian Olympics.

Cringe List, Part 1: Alessi

LB — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:18:15 +0000

I always meant to initiate a regular feature about bad design but for a long time I didn’t have the heart for it. For one thing, finding insincere design is like shooting fish in a barrel.

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