Comments for Hugh Graham Creative http://twinestudios.com Design Strategy, Research, Storytelling Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:34:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on Denver Urban Forest by richwicks http://twinestudios.com/2007/10/01/denver-urban-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-34 richwicks Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:23:30 +0000 http://hughgrahamcreative.com/2007/10/01/denver-urban-forest/#comment-34 If a "fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees", you must also conclude that a wise man sees not the same tree a fool sees. This begs the question of who the fool and wise man might be. Take Damien Hirst for example. Large animals in vats of formaldehyde. Had such work been done in Rome, would the Louvre today contain a 2000 year old dead animal in a glass case? If Jackson Pollock splattered paint on a canvas during the Renaissance would the results be in every art history book? Has it taken a world of 6 billion people to produce enough wise men to purchase this artwork, or has it taken 6 billion people to find the unlikely combination of wealth, a fashion victim sense of high culture, and plain good old fashioned foolishness to create this market? It seems to me that the crowning achievement of our age is that even tastelessness has become a high art form right down to pink inflatable bunnies posed in front of mirrors. Ah. Kulture and sophistication, derived from the word "sophism" of course. If a “fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees”, you must also conclude that a wise man sees not the same tree a fool sees.

This begs the question of who the fool and wise man might be.

Take Damien Hirst for example. Large animals in vats of formaldehyde. Had such work been done in Rome, would the Louvre today contain a 2000 year old dead animal in a glass case?

If Jackson Pollock splattered paint on a canvas during the Renaissance would the results be in every art history book?

Has it taken a world of 6 billion people to produce enough wise men to purchase this artwork, or has it taken 6 billion people to find the unlikely combination of wealth, a fashion victim sense of high culture, and plain good old fashioned foolishness to create this market?

It seems to me that the crowning achievement of our age is that even tastelessness has become a high art form right down to pink inflatable bunnies posed in front of mirrors. Ah. Kulture and sophistication, derived from the word “sophism” of course.

]]> Comment on “what if?” design by Hugh Graham Creative » Blog Archive » Design Strategy: An Overview http://twinestudios.com/2008/01/08/what-if-design/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Hugh Graham Creative » Blog Archive » Design Strategy: An Overview Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:30:20 +0000 http://hughgrahamcreative.com/2008/01/08/what-if-design/#comment-40 [...] I’ve mentioned previously in a posting on “What If” Design, design strategy is an approach that uses a combination of research and generative approaches to [...] [...] I’ve mentioned previously in a posting on “What If” Design, design strategy is an approach that uses a combination of research and generative approaches to [...]

]]> Comment on Saving Riverside Cemetery by RoyDixon http://twinestudios.com/2007/10/29/saving-riverside-cemetery/comment-page-1/#comment-35 RoyDixon Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:18:30 +0000 http://hughgrahamcreative.com/2007/10/29/saving-riverside-cemetery/#comment-35 I replied to one of your other posts on this subject earlier today. I know this is an older post and I am interested in what is going on. I would also like to comment on the amazing cemetery monument pictured in this post. I own a monument studio and can appreciate the beauty and craftsmanship. I am going to look for this entire thread so I can see how your efforts are coming along. I replied to one of your other posts on this subject earlier today. I know this is an older post and I am interested in what is going on. I would also like to comment on the amazing cemetery monument pictured in this post.
I own a monument studio and can appreciate the beauty and craftsmanship. I am going to look for this entire thread so I can see how your efforts are coming along.

]]> Comment on The Old Cemetery is Dying by RoyDixon http://twinestudios.com/2008/02/06/the-old-cemetery-is-dying/comment-page-1/#comment-50 RoyDixon Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:10:48 +0000 http://hughgrahamcreative.com/2008/02/06/the-old-cemetery-is-dying/#comment-50 Well written. As a monument person I am always saddened a little when I read something like this. It is a beautiful cemetery. I am in Iowa, and burial is still more popular than cremation. I was touched by your writing style and apparent personal feelings about the cemetery. I guess cemeteries are like people. everything must die eventually. http://www.themonumentartist.com Well written. As a monument person I am always saddened a little when I read something like this. It is a beautiful cemetery. I am in Iowa, and burial is still more popular than cremation. I was touched by your writing style and apparent personal feelings about the cemetery. I guess cemeteries are like people. everything must die eventually.

http://www.themonumentartist.com

]]> Comment on Maddie is not a designer dog by Acupuncture for Otto : Hadley Hooper http://twinestudios.com/2007/02/05/maddie-is-not-a-designer-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Acupuncture for Otto : Hadley Hooper Tue, 27 May 2008 20:15:27 +0000 http://hughgrahamcreative.com/2007/02/05/maddie-is-not-a-designer-dog/#comment-16 [...] This is a great column to do and because of it, in the name of research, I have signed up at Ancestry.com and Twitter (and unsigned), am considering getting organized from zenhabits.net, and with this article have been tempted to get Maddie a page at Dogster. [...] [...] This is a great column to do and because of it, in the name of research, I have signed up at Ancestry.com and Twitter (and unsigned), am considering getting organized from zenhabits.net, and with this article have been tempted to get Maddie a page at Dogster. [...]

]]> Comment on The end of consumer culture? by ALL ART BURNS » Hugh Graham Essay on Aspirational Consumerism http://twinestudios.com/2008/01/30/toward-a-moral-equivalent-of-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-48 ALL ART BURNS » Hugh Graham Essay on Aspirational Consumerism Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:56:10 +0000 http://hughgrahamcreative.com/2008/01/30/toward-a-moral-equivalent-of-consumerism/#comment-48 [...] 11:56 Categories: Design, Sustainable Living, Technology and Culture, Thinking About Design Permanent Link « « Back when we used to care about the form of computers… Hugh Graham has anexcellent essay on design and aspirational consumer culture. I think he’s on to something and that his idea of artisanal design — convincing people to buy ugly, flavorful heirloom tomatoes instead of perfect, bland grocery store tomatoes — is going to be quite important in the future. Well, if we want to survive as a species and all that. If we just want to consume ourselves to death, we’re already on the right track for that. [...] [...] 11:56 Categories: Design, Sustainable Living, Technology and Culture, Thinking About Design Permanent Link « « Back when we used to care about the form of computers… Hugh Graham has anexcellent essay on design and aspirational consumer culture. I think he’s on to something and that his idea of artisanal design — convincing people to buy ugly, flavorful heirloom tomatoes instead of perfect, bland grocery store tomatoes — is going to be quite important in the future. Well, if we want to survive as a species and all that. If we just want to consume ourselves to death, we’re already on the right track for that. [...]

]]> Comment on The end of consumer culture? by sachindatt9 http://twinestudios.com/2008/01/30/toward-a-moral-equivalent-of-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-47 sachindatt9 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:17:58 +0000 http://hughgrahamcreative.com/2008/01/30/toward-a-moral-equivalent-of-consumerism/#comment-47 I am a second year PhD student at IDC, IIT Bombay, India. The objective of my research is indirectly associated with fulfilling the intrinsic aspirational goals of the human being. Ok, Observe that every human being is simultaneously consuming and producing something.(Even if one is not working, one produces manure for the fertility of soil:) Human's ability to consciously produce is manifested in once profession. The first point of fulfilling intrinsic aspiration is that one be doing a job that completes a human. Most of the humans hate their work. They do it so they earn a living and they can survive. The idea of why a person works needs to be cleared in the minds of people first. How can this be possible? The way is through storytelling. Imagine an educational curriculum in which children are exposed from the beginning to " special kind of aspirational stories" The objective of the stories will be to touch move and inspire the child to a particular professional, who is the central character in the story. The life story of such a professional shows that he works for no other reason than for the love of his/her craft and is committed to it. Story can show that the lead character after having faced dissatisfaction in perusing extrinsic aspiration ends up creating chaos in his mental and also material world and that the real satisfaction he gets when his intrinsic goals are satisfied. Imagine a series of stories that have doctors, engineer, carpenters, farmers as lead characters who have found the way of life that completes a human in all respect both spiritual and moderately material. These stories should be large in number. They have to go into the society like an army of transformational communication. There are many design issues in such stories. As these stories are part fantasy and part fiction. They are taken from real life biographical instances from the lives of professionals who work for intrinsic satisfaction. And once we have the structure of such stories than any kind of fictitious plot can be created. Story of a knife who found his ultimate satisfaction in the act of skillful cutting. Story of a screw driver who found his ultimate satisfaction in the act of screwing. Possibilities are infinite. I am creating guidelines for such inspirational stories for initiating a student into the world of creative work. whats your opinion about it will it work? I am a second year PhD student at IDC, IIT Bombay, India. The objective of my research is indirectly associated with fulfilling the intrinsic aspirational goals of the human being.
Ok, Observe that every human being is simultaneously consuming and producing something.(Even if one is not working, one produces manure for the fertility of soil:)
Human’s ability to consciously produce is manifested in once profession.
The first point of fulfilling intrinsic aspiration is that one be doing a job that completes a human. Most of the humans hate their work. They do it so they earn a living and they can survive. The idea of why a person works needs to be cleared in the minds of people first.
How can this be possible?
The way is through storytelling.
Imagine an educational curriculum in which children are exposed from the beginning to ” special kind of aspirational stories”
The objective of the stories will be to touch move and inspire the child to a particular professional, who is the central character in the story.
The life story of such a professional shows that he works for no other reason than for the love of his/her craft and is committed to it. Story can show that the lead character after having faced dissatisfaction in perusing extrinsic aspiration ends up creating chaos in his mental and also material world and that the real satisfaction he gets when his intrinsic goals are satisfied.
Imagine a series of stories that have doctors, engineer, carpenters, farmers as lead characters who have found the way of life that completes a human in all respect both spiritual and moderately material. These stories should be large in number. They have to go into the society like an army of transformational communication. There are many design issues in such stories. As these stories are part fantasy and part fiction. They are taken from real life biographical instances from the lives of professionals who work for intrinsic satisfaction.
And once we have the structure of such stories than any kind of fictitious plot can be created.
Story of a knife who found his ultimate satisfaction in the act of skillful cutting.
Story of a screw driver who found his ultimate satisfaction in the act of screwing.
Possibilities are infinite.
I am creating guidelines for such inspirational stories for initiating a student into the world of creative work.
whats your opinion about it
will it work?

]]> Comment on About by Putting People First in italiano » La fine della cultura del consumatore? http://twinestudios.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Putting People First in italiano » La fine della cultura del consumatore? Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:54:48 +0000 http://twinestudios.com/?page_id=90#comment-4 [...] Hugh Graham si pone alcune importanti domande riguardo il ruolo dei designer nel promuovere la cultura dei consumatori, in un ampio contesto di sostenibilità. [...] [...] Hugh Graham si pone alcune importanti domande riguardo il ruolo dei designer nel promuovere la cultura dei consumatori, in un ampio contesto di sostenibilità. [...]

]]> Comment on The end of consumer culture? by Putting people first » The end of consumer culture? http://twinestudios.com/2008/01/30/toward-a-moral-equivalent-of-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Putting people first » The end of consumer culture? Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:49:37 +0000 http://hughgrahamcreative.com/2008/01/30/toward-a-moral-equivalent-of-consumerism/#comment-46 [...] Read full story [...] [...] Read full story [...]

]]> Comment on About by Putting people first » The end of consumer culture? http://twinestudios.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Putting people first » The end of consumer culture? Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:47:15 +0000 http://twinestudios.com/?page_id=90#comment-3 [...] Hugh Graham asks some serious questions about the role designers in promoting consumer culture, in a wider context of sustainability. [...] [...] Hugh Graham asks some serious questions about the role designers in promoting consumer culture, in a wider context of sustainability. [...]

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