The Marvel Method
In his legendary prolific career, Stan Lee created many iconic comic characters including Spider-man, The Incredible Hulk, Daredevil and The Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics; therefore he himself should be considered a superhero among many graphic novelists.
According to the Web site, The Real Stan Lee:
“He introduced Spider-Man™ as a syndicated newspaper strip that became the most successful of all syndicated adventure strips and has appeared in more than 500 newspapers worldwide.”
In this video clip Mr. Lee describes “The Marvel Method” of creating comics.
You can also follow him on Twitter @TheRealStanLee.
Miller House and Garden
In this video William Miller, son of J. Irwin Miller, former President of the Cummins, Inc., talks about his father and how his love of architecture contributed to the development of the city of Columbus, Indiana. Architect Kevin Roche, who along with John Dinkeloo, designed the Columbus Post Office, is also featured.
While architect Eero Saarinen designed few residences, he did design two homes for Mr. and Mrs. Miller. Their home, built in 1953, is considered one of Saarinen’s finest buildings. Along with the architect, Alexander Girard was responsible for the design of home’s interiors and Dan Kiley designed the landscape architecture.1
“In 2000, the Miller House became the first National Historic Landmark to receive its designation while…still occupied by its original owners.”2
The Miller House is now owned by the Indianapolis Museum and open to the public for tours.
References
1. Dwell, (2011). 20th Century Fox. http://www.dwell.com/articles/20th-Century-Fox.html#ixzz1lR07K5Pg
2. Indianapolis Museum of Art, (2012). Miller House and Garden. http://www.imamuseum.org/millerhouse
Richard Meier: The Neugebauer House
In this interview architect Richard Meier discusses the contrasts between the ideas of public and private spaces and how these concepts apply to his 1998 Neugebauer House.
The house was constructed on a wedge shaped plot adjacent to Doubloon Bay in Naples, Florida. While the house’s wide horizontal front conceals the view of the water from the public, the vertical slot windows running the width of its rear exterior wall afford a spectacular view of the Bay to the inhabitants within. The Neugebauer House’s most distinctive feature is its large steel-frame butterfly cantilevered roof.
Read more about this remarkable structure on the Richard Meier & Partners web site.
For more of this interview with Richard Meier visit webofstories.com.
Richard Meier, Neugebauer House (1998), Naples. Florida.
Photo credit: ©Scott Frances ESTO
Source: http://www.archdaily.com/103989/ad-classics-neugebauer-house-richard-meier-partners-architects/sfrances_m_portfolio_048/
Silly Saturday: “Who was that Masked Man?”
Oh, Graphic Design Avenger, where are you when I need you? Thanks to Arena Creative for sharing this hilarious video on their blog.
Eva Zeisel (1906-2011)
It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of revolutionary ceramic designer Eva Zeisel. Dr. Zeisel is perhaps best known for the porcelain dinnerware service that she designed for the Museum of Modern Art in 1946.
The video above is a clip from a 2002 documentary film about Eva Zeisel, “Throwing Curves.”
Read Dr. Zeisel’s obituary on The New York Times Web site.
Read our post on the artist from November 2010.
Silly Saturday: Redesigning the STOP Sign
This video is dedicated to all the frustrated graphic designers out there who’ve had to deal with clueless clients. Thank to joseclaro1 for sharing this hilarious clip.
The Evolution of Apple Ads
Web Designer Depot takes a fun look back at Apple Computer advertisements over the company’s history. According to the site:
“Apple first started advertising its products in the late 1970s.
A wide variety of ads were shown in the 80s, some of which served to convince consumers that they should purchase a computer, and, specifically, an Apple.
These ads were text-heavy and light on images, as were many computer and technology ads from that era.”
You can also see a few more ads on Attached. View the iconic Ridley Scott directed “1984” television ad here.
Apple Computer Advertisement, (circa 1977).
Source: http://3-www-accel-pss.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?container=accel&gadget=www.howtobearetronaut.com&debug=0&nocache=0&v=ub09v8cmq5bo21gd8bmjdkiep4&rooe=1&html_tag_context=img&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.howtobearetronaut.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F10%2F471-520x537.jpg
Ken Adam Interviews
Earlier this year, Design and Desire ran an article on renowned film art director Sir Ken Adam, whose credits include, Dr. Strangelove, Dr. No, Barry Lyndon and many others. If you enjoyed our post, Web of Stories has several dozen posted video interviews with Sir Adam.
In the clip here, Adam discusses the beginning of his career at Riverside Studios.
Boomboxes: Turn It Up!
You may remember a time before Sony Walkmans and iPods when boomboxes were the preferred method for mobile music. The portable music device, also popularly “known as a ghetto blaster, jambox, wogbox or radio-cassette, is a device capable of receiving radio stations and playing recorded music (usually cassettes or CDs), usually at relatively high volume”.1
Read an article on boomboxes on the CBS Sunday Morning Web site.
View a vintage 1980s commercial for General Electric’s boombox.
View Earth Wind and Fire’s 1983 commercial for Panasonic’s Platinum Plus Boombox.
Reference
Wikipedia, (2011). Boombox. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boombox
Eve, 2000 A.D.
In keeping with our blog’s looking “back to the future,” here’s an amusing Pathetone Weekly newsreel from the 1930s depicting what designers of the period thought that the well dressed woman of the 2000s would be wearing. Video originally posted by HarmoniousPosh.
