Shepard Fairey

By Iggy Pop

Photography Grant Delin

During the last presidential election, artist Shepard Fairey’s poster of Barack Obama—a graphic, vaguely Russian-propagandist-looking portrait of the then candidate with the word HOPE drawn in big, bold letters underneath—achieved the rare feat of becoming a visual emblem of a moment in American history. http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/shepard-fairey/

Taking a New Look at Old Testament Architecture

By Kristi Cameron
Each year as summer gives way to chill, the Jewish faithful erect sukkahs, or temporary outdoor structures in which to eat meals. At first glance, the rules dictating the sukkah seem arcane to the point of amusement: http://www.metropolismag.com/pov/20100610/taking-a-new-look-at-old-testament-architecture
http://www.sukkahcity.com/

How to Run a Design Firm for Social Change

By Ernest Beck
Catapult Design offers one model, but is it workable over the long run? http://changeobserver.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=13938

Lichtenstein, After the Funny Papers

Karen Rosenberg
Roy Lichtenstein: Still Lifes” The Gagosian Gallery show, including “Cape Cod Still Life II,” left, and “Still Life With Lobster,” focuses on works from the 1970s and ’80s. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/arts/design/11lichtenstein.html?ref=arts

Forget Me Not by inFLUX Laboratories

From inFLUX laboratories, a strip of detached wallpaper modified to hold keys, phones, pens, everyday items. http://mocoloco.com/fresh2/2010/06/10/forget-me-not-by-scott-irvine.php

Urban Interiories

A project by: Virginia Melnyk Architecture, Interior

http://www.architizer.com/en_us/projects/view/urban-interiories/9110/

The Next Generation of the Automobile

By Avinash Rajagopal

As part of its excellent Cars, Culture and the City exhibit, the Museum of the City of New York brought together some of the keenest minds in automobile design last week to envision “The Next Generation of the Automobile.” http://www.metropolismag.com/pov/20100603/the-next-generation-of-the-automobile