Comments on: Designers and Busses http://archgfx.net/blog/2006/arch/designers-and-busses Austin web designer - Adam Freetly Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:12:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: GAiL http://archgfx.net/blog/2006/arch/designers-and-busses#comment-1396 GAiL Sun, 21 May 2006 09:25:51 +0000 http://www.archgfx.net/blog/index.php/2006/arch/designers-and-busses#comment-1396 Hey Adam! Thanks for the kudos :) And congratulations to you too!!! Hey Adam! Thanks for the kudos :) And congratulations to you too!!!

]]> By: adam http://archgfx.net/blog/2006/arch/designers-and-busses#comment-788 adam Wed, 17 May 2006 21:34:07 +0000 http://www.archgfx.net/blog/index.php/2006/arch/designers-and-busses#comment-788 yeah, sorry to generalize your post. you make a lot of other very good points, and i would be pissed as well if i were rachel. certainly portrait painting is another example where an artist is 'commissioned' but they're basically acting as a designer. and for the other side, the <a href="http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/spain/barcelona/mies/pavilion.html" rel="nofollow">barcelona pavilion</a> is a design work that is completely without program, or client input. yeah, sorry to generalize your post. you make a lot of other very good points, and i would be pissed as well if i were rachel.
certainly portrait painting is another example where an artist is ‘commissioned’ but they’re basically acting as a designer.
and for the other side, the barcelona pavilion is a design work that is completely without program, or client input.

]]> By: Chris P. http://archgfx.net/blog/2006/arch/designers-and-busses#comment-787 Chris P. Wed, 17 May 2006 21:17:39 +0000 http://www.archgfx.net/blog/index.php/2006/arch/designers-and-busses#comment-787 Adam, love the entry, and I appreciate the very sound, very intelligent points that you make. Although you call me out for comparing commissioned artistry to hired design (and rightfully so), I would like to come to my own defense with a quick example. Recently, BMW hired Joshua Davis to create an image to go along with the new Z4, and the results of his work can be found <a href="http://z4byjd.com/index.php" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Essentially, BMW hired him because of his unique artistic style, and they pretty much turned him loose to design whatever he pleased. He was their guy, and they were going to run with his production. I suppose that I feel much the same about my own design work as well as that of other designers whom I respect. In my unrealistically utopian view, I hope that people hire designers with the idea that they will create something wonderful without the inhibitions of explicit direction and dictation. Once again, great post. It's always refreshing to read intelligent, balanced commentary that is firmly rooted in reason :) Adam, love the entry, and I appreciate the very sound, very intelligent points that you make.

Although you call me out for comparing commissioned artistry to hired design (and rightfully so), I would like to come to my own defense with a quick example. Recently, BMW hired Joshua Davis to create an image to go along with the new Z4, and the results of his work can be found here. Essentially, BMW hired him because of his unique artistic style, and they pretty much turned him loose to design whatever he pleased.

He was their guy, and they were going to run with his production.

I suppose that I feel much the same about my own design work as well as that of other designers whom I respect. In my unrealistically utopian view, I hope that people hire designers with the idea that they will create something wonderful without the inhibitions of explicit direction and dictation.

Once again, great post. It’s always refreshing to read intelligent, balanced commentary that is firmly rooted in reason :)

]]> By: adam http://archgfx.net/blog/2006/arch/designers-and-busses#comment-786 adam Wed, 17 May 2006 20:20:57 +0000 http://www.archgfx.net/blog/index.php/2006/arch/designers-and-busses#comment-786 basically, a whole lot of designers were really pissed off by the whole thing. (<a href="http://5thirtyone.com/archives/304" rel="nofollow">example</a>) my point is that while michael may have been insensitive, he's not to blame (or at least not wholly) for the situation. basically, a whole lot of designers were really pissed off by the whole thing.
(example)
my point is that while michael may have been insensitive, he’s not to blame (or at least not wholly) for the situation.

]]> By: Iffy http://archgfx.net/blog/2006/arch/designers-and-busses#comment-785 Iffy Wed, 17 May 2006 20:04:46 +0000 http://www.archgfx.net/blog/index.php/2006/arch/designers-and-busses#comment-785 Congrats on that! It's awesome. I think I'm confused on the issue of the tech-crunch redesign. I should probably re-re-read your post. Congrats on that! It’s awesome.

I think I’m confused on the issue of the tech-crunch redesign. I should probably re-re-read your post.

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