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kleinbl00  ·  4341 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Graphic Design Criticism as a Spectator Sport

A friend of mine was at Avenue A/Razorfish when the Pepsi logo came through. She couldn't vouch for the authenticity of the document, but she said that she'd seen some of the images before in internal discussions.

It surprised none of my design friends. Work with architects or designers long enough and you will start seeing everything in terms of golden means.





ecib  ·  4340 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    She couldn't vouch for the authenticity of the document,

I'm having a hard time with it too. I totally get reverence for the golden ratio (an idea who's virtues I was skeptical about when I first learned about it in art class...at least to the degree with which it was praised) coming from the design crowd. That document just went so far beyond. If I had to put drinking money on it I'd say it wasn't real but hope my friends weren't thirsty.

kleinbl00  ·  4340 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We'll never know. For me the fact that the argument is around "could be fake" instead of "is obviously fake" is telling enough.