In the 1948 Herman Miller sales catalog, George Nelson laid out his view of the company’s design philosophy. Philosophy of design is the study of assumptions, foundations, and implications of design. The field is defined by an interest in a set of problems, or an interest in central or foundational concerns in design. In addition Read More
You probably don’t even know what a phonograph is, but you will soon enough. The phonograph is back. The phonograph, record player, or gramophone, is a device introduced in 1877 for the recording and reproduction of sound recordings. The recordings played on such a device generally consist of wavy lines that are either scratched, engraved, Read More
Sans-serif fonts are sometimes, especially in older documents, used as a device for emphasis, due to their typically blacker type color. In typography, a sans-serif, sans serif, san serif or simply sans typeface is one that does not have the small projecting features called “serifs” at the end of strokes. The term comes from the Read More
Fair trade is an organized social movement that aims to help producers in developing countries to make better trading conditions and promote sustainability. The movement known as fairtrade indicating the certification advocates the payment of a higher price to exporters as well as higher social and environmental standards. It focuses in particular on exports from Read More