Thu, Jun 4, 2009 Permanent linkIndeed.
When it comes to photography, especially in film, unpredictability is part of its essence. I'm sure that it is just this what makes Lomography such a popular thing. Ease of use and unpredictable outcome.
Thu, Jun 4, 2009 Permanent linkStudying in the creative industry, we often have these brainstorm sessions. During these sessions, no idea is false. Even the things of which we know will never be good / profitable / functioning will be noted. This way we do not limit ourself in any way of thinking, if we abandoned all bad ideas, we never came up with most good ones. I realize this is not making failure the final product as you are discussing here but rather using failure to get to a final product, so I think it does relate at least a little bit. It would be interesting to see this approach being used in other industries/disciplines.
Thu, Jun 11, 2009 Permanent linkI love that the W is turned upside down to create an M in that mixture of sans serifs and serifs. Typography in the western world has generally had this modern project of removing persona from it's characters and arrangements to achieve 'clarity', the person behind the sign above apparantely couldn't care less, he/she wanted to communicate a message, and did so in what they thought was the most efficient and economic way. So the way the letters are arranged, weaved together, I think invokes the sense of persona and tells us that a human is behind this, not a robot. If an aesthetic could be created by repetitive elements, in this case wonky and 'random' letterforms, when should it be considered a failure?It still communicates alot is my point.
Thu, Jun 11, 2009 Permanent link
This sign is made of cutout letters from magazine bills outside a corner shop.
Thu, Jun 11, 2009 Permanent linkThat's a very nice picture and a beautiful sign indeed.
I'm sure Mr. Apple has a lot to add to the conversation and his contribution to desktop publishing with Mac back in the 80s. When it comes to typography, everything communicates. Reading a written text is somewhat similar to a listening to somebody: what you read is what it is said, and the typography used determines the tone of voice of the speaker.
Sterner, I agree with you that failure does communicate a lot, whether you intend to do it or not, it's just as the body language of the words. I'd love to try the espresso at that corner!
Flaws are what give something character. I have a broken digital camera which takes very interesting pictures, completely distorted yet, very mystical as they still hint at the real object.