Comments on: Mystery Design, Brilliant or Brainless? http://thisisstar.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/mystery-design-brilliant-or-brainless/ A tornado disguised as a girl Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:21:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: aimee http://thisisstar.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/mystery-design-brilliant-or-brainless/comment-page-1/#comment-1571 aimee Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:56:44 +0000 http://thisisstar.com/blog/?p=139#comment-1571 I already commented on flickr but i will do so again. I think someone new to graphic design looked in a book, landed on stefan sagmeister circa 10 years ago, and maybe arabesque and went from there (or maybe was looking at found magazine, who knows). While the front has an interesting texture that could have been incorporated into a solid design (if we are going with the strictest sense of "design" in that this is intended to communicate something, and pulling it away from the academic art world of evoking feelings), it tells us absolutely nothing. The back is completely trite and overdone. The texture is nice, but it seems like design school wankerage rather than effective design. I already commented on flickr but i will do so again.

I think someone new to graphic design looked in a book, landed on stefan sagmeister circa 10 years ago, and maybe arabesque and went from there (or maybe was looking at found magazine, who knows). While the front has an interesting texture that could have been incorporated into a solid design (if we are going with the strictest sense of “design” in that this is intended to communicate something, and pulling it away from the academic art world of evoking feelings), it tells us absolutely nothing.

The back is completely trite and overdone. The texture is nice, but it seems like design school wankerage rather than effective design.

]]> By: thisisstar http://thisisstar.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/mystery-design-brilliant-or-brainless/comment-page-1/#comment-1564 thisisstar Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:34:10 +0000 http://thisisstar.com/blog/?p=139#comment-1564 yeah... that's kind of how I felt too, but I'm still pretty mixed on it. For the record, this band does have a real website instead of just a myspace...but the info isn't labeled and it either asks you to join a mailing list, opens your mail app to e-mail them, or sends you to their myspace. Total mystery navigation. fitting. yeah… that’s kind of how I felt too, but I’m still pretty mixed on it.

For the record, this band does have a real website instead of just a myspace…but the info isn’t labeled and it either asks you to join a mailing list, opens your mail app to e-mail them, or sends you to their myspace. Total mystery navigation. fitting.

]]> By: Jami http://thisisstar.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/mystery-design-brilliant-or-brainless/comment-page-1/#comment-1563 Jami Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:14:58 +0000 http://thisisstar.com/blog/?p=139#comment-1563 I think it's brilliant as far as GETTING someone to look at whatever it is that you want them to look at (curiosity makes us do strange things), but it HAS to be backed up by something even more spectacular to keep the people coming back after their curiosity has piqued. That's my take on it anyway. It failed for that band since you said their music sucked (also, the fact that people are using only myspace instead of actually building websites for things is totally frustrating to me). I think it’s brilliant as far as GETTING someone to look at whatever it is that you want them to look at (curiosity makes us do strange things), but it HAS to be backed up by something even more spectacular to keep the people coming back after their curiosity has piqued.
That’s my take on it anyway. It failed for that band since you said their music sucked (also, the fact that people are using only myspace instead of actually building websites for things is totally frustrating to me).

]]> By: Lis http://thisisstar.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/mystery-design-brilliant-or-brainless/comment-page-1/#comment-1562 Lis Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:13:26 +0000 http://thisisstar.com/blog/?p=139#comment-1562 I am very mixed on this one... On one hand, I think it's neat that it was so thought-provoking. On the other, I don't think most people are that observant. Or patient. I would imagine most who found the flier would just glaze over it, assuming that since it had been crossed out it was no longer worthy of their attention. I am very mixed on this one… On one hand, I think it’s neat that it was so thought-provoking. On the other, I don’t think most people are that observant. Or patient. I would imagine most who found the flier would just glaze over it, assuming that since it had been crossed out it was no longer worthy of their attention.

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