The interfaceJohn Harwood
The interface
by John Harwood · first published 2011
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…phrase "inherent drama of computing." and how it became a trope. The IBM industrial design book [2] he recommends is now going on my to-read list.. [1] http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ [2] The Interface: IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0816670390/ref=as_li_tl?ie=...
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on “Thoughts on the culture that gave birth to the personal computer (2013)” ↗…letterhead stationery. It all had a consistent look that was instantly recognizable as IBM. That was the logo's purpose, not to be splashy and memorable by itself. There is a whole book about this: The Interface: IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945 -- 1976 by John Harwood. It's online: https://muse.jhu.edu/book/24792 On the importance of IBM's design, Paul Rand wrote, "IBM's products are…
on “Paul Rand's NeXT Logo (2010)” ↗On IBM's architecture around the world, see chapter 3 in The Interface: IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945 -- 1976 by John Harwood. The book is about how architects and designers Eliot Noyes, Edgar Kaufmann Jr., Paul Rand, Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen…
on “IBM Building 025” ↗There is a whole book online about IBM's design in that era: The Interface: IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945 -- 1976 by John Harwood https://muse.jhu.edu/book/24792
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