Type 2 - Journal 4

In the video of Stefan Sagmeister's presentation Yes, design can make you happy he spoke about things in his life that have made him happy, mostly about the ones that had to do with design. He also spoke about other people's designs that made him happy. I really enjoyed the designs made by other people that he showed. The subway signs were very interesting because they could easily go unnoticed. I wonder how many people notice them and how many do not? I like projects like that because if you do notice them, they can easily brighten your day. Also the speech bubble project was interesting because it let the viewers be a part of the project. I often enjoy projects where the viewer is a participant, like in the PostSecret project for example.

I also watched J.J. Abrams' talk, The mystery box. He talked about why mysteries are interesting to him and how that came about. He showed a lot of interesting clips from his projects as well as others. When he showed the Kleenex box that he had disassembled I found it really interesting. I never thought of all the work that goes into making something as simple as a box for Kleenex. I also really liked the whole theme of his talk, which sprang from the magic box his grandpa bought for as a kid and he has never opened.

The last video I watched was the presentation Fashion, passion, and about a million other things by Isaac Mizrahi. His talk was very intruiging and quite funny. It was interesting to learn that he stays up late and feels like that's when he comes up with his best ideas. Also it was interesting, and funny, when he spoke about following people that he finds interesting and going to Tarot card readers to find new ideas. Mizrahi said he was greatly inspired by color and amusing mistakes.

I picked these videos not only because they were recommended, but also because they were some of the few people that I had heard of on the site. Although, I'm sure many more of the talks were also good.

How Good is Good?
I think it's really fascinating that design can make people feel all those different things. The design doesn't even have to be different to evoke these different emotions. Two different people could feel two very different things while looking at the exact same design.