Comments on: Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things http://www.beadesigngroup.com/blog/archives/2005/03/cradle-to-cradle-remaking-the-way-we-make-things.php A blog for graphic designers Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:52:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adrian http://www.beadesigngroup.com/blog/archives/2005/03/cradle-to-cradle-remaking-the-way-we-make-things.php/comment-page-1#comment-749 Adrian Fri, 18 Mar 2005 06:06:37 +0000 http://www.beadesigngroup.com/2005/03/14/cradle-to-cradle-remaking-the-way-we-make-things/#comment-749 For the sake of stirring things up... I don't think the "+o" female sign is very good. At best I think the mother earth association is a stretch, and at worst it is trite. The implication that the owner of the design studio would use this project as an opportunity to inject her feminist agenda is also pretty disturbing. Having not read the book, maybe I am just missing something. Is there something to the "Cradle to Cradle" title that I am missing? Other than that, I think the premise of the book is intriguing. Anyone who is serious about design should take interest in the subject. Design is more than just print and web. This shows that design has the power to change the world for the better (or catastrophically for the worse). For the sake of stirring things up…

I don’t think the “+o” female sign is very good. At best I think the mother earth association is a stretch, and at worst it is trite. The implication that the owner of the design studio would use this project as an opportunity to inject her feminist agenda is also pretty disturbing. Having not read the book, maybe I am just missing something. Is there something to the “Cradle to Cradle” title that I am missing?

Other than that, I think the premise of the book is intriguing. Anyone who is serious about design should take interest in the subject. Design is more than just print and web. This shows that design has the power to change the world for the better (or catastrophically for the worse).

]]> By: kadavy http://www.beadesigngroup.com/blog/archives/2005/03/cradle-to-cradle-remaking-the-way-we-make-things.php/comment-page-1#comment-748 kadavy Tue, 15 Mar 2005 05:38:50 +0000 http://www.beadesigngroup.com/2005/03/14/cradle-to-cradle-remaking-the-way-we-make-things/#comment-748 Wow, how serendipitous that Rusty happened upon this review! That's a great observation. I had the pleasure of <a href="http://www.kadavy.net/blog/archive/2004/11/amory_lovins_sp.php" rel="nofollow">seeing Amory Lovins (author of "Natural Capitalism") speak</a>, and he is true visionary. I look forward to reading that book some time in the near future. Wow, how serendipitous that Rusty happened upon this review! That’s a great observation. I had the pleasure of seeing Amory Lovins (author of “Natural Capitalism”) speak, and he is true visionary. I look forward to reading that book some time in the near future.

]]> By: Rusty http://www.beadesigngroup.com/blog/archives/2005/03/cradle-to-cradle-remaking-the-way-we-make-things.php/comment-page-1#comment-747 Rusty Tue, 15 Mar 2005 03:02:46 +0000 http://www.beadesigngroup.com/2005/03/14/cradle-to-cradle-remaking-the-way-we-make-things/#comment-747 This book is amazing. It's very easy to read, even if you're not interested in environmentalism or design. Another similar and fantastic read is Natural Capitalism. Bennett, Funny you asked. I work at the design studio that designed the book (The Moderns) and the answer to your question is yes, it was intentional. I think you're partially right about the mother earth thing, but it's also has to do with the fact that the owner is a female has strong feelings about being one. This book is amazing. It’s very easy to read, even if you’re not interested in environmentalism or design. Another similar and fantastic read is Natural Capitalism.

Bennett,
Funny you asked. I work at the design studio that designed the book (The Moderns) and the answer to your question is yes, it was intentional. I think you’re partially right about the mother earth thing, but it’s also has to do with the fact that the owner is a female has strong feelings about being one.

]]> By: Bennett http://www.beadesigngroup.com/blog/archives/2005/03/cradle-to-cradle-remaking-the-way-we-make-things.php/comment-page-1#comment-746 Bennett Tue, 15 Mar 2005 01:25:49 +0000 http://www.beadesigngroup.com/2005/03/14/cradle-to-cradle-remaking-the-way-we-make-things/#comment-746 These are great things to keep in mind when what we do has such a direct impact on our own environment. I hate to derail this conversation at the very beginning, but hopefully I'm not too far off topic here. I'm curious as to how you interpreted the cover. The tightly kerned "to" in the title creates the female symbol. Do you think this is intentional (i.e. mother earth) or is it more symbolic of the plus (+) and zero (0)? These are great things to keep in mind when what we do has such a direct impact on our own environment.

I hate to derail this conversation at the very beginning, but hopefully I’m not too far off topic here. I’m curious as to how you interpreted the cover. The tightly kerned “to” in the title creates the female symbol. Do you think this is intentional (i.e. mother earth) or is it more symbolic of the plus (+) and zero (0)?

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