John Maede work-graphics designer/scientist/Philosopher
Inspirations:
Maeda was originally a software engineering student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) when he became fascinated with the work of Paul Rand (graphics designer) and Muriel Cooper. Cooper was a director of MIT's Visual Language Workshop. Muriel cooper the one who told Maeda to go to art school.
His work as Ph.D:
Well after going MIT he went to Tsukuba University of art and design to complete his Ph.D in design. He currently is professor of media arts and science at MIT and director of MIT media lab where he leads the physical language workshop longs side Henry Holtzman.
Inspirations:
Maeda was originally a software engineering student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) when he became fascinated with the work of Paul Rand (graphics designer) and Muriel Cooper. Cooper was a director of MIT's Visual Language Workshop. Muriel cooper the one who told Maeda to go to art school.
His work as Ph.D:
Well after going MIT he went to Tsukuba University of art and design to complete his Ph.D in design. He currently is professor of media arts and science at MIT and director of MIT media lab where he leads the physical language workshop longs side Henry Holtzman.
In 1990 Maeda was named 21 of the most important people in 21st century by Esquire. In 2001 he received national design award for communication design in the US and Japan’s Mainichi design award.
Maeda is currently working for SIMPLICITY. Which work and research project on finding ways to simplify people’s lives. On doing this research he published a book ‘laws of simplicity’ his best selling book to date.
Four if his laws for example:
Law 1: Reduce
The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction
Law 2: Organize
Organization makes a system of many appear fewer.
Law 3: Time
Savings in time feel like simplicity.
Law 4: Learn
Knowledge makes everything simpler.
After this book he did a number of talks and a quote I remembered “vacation is the most important skill for any kind of over achiever.”
Four if his laws for example:
Law 1: Reduce
The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction
Law 2: Organize
Organization makes a system of many appear fewer.
Law 3: Time
Savings in time feel like simplicity.
Law 4: Learn
Knowledge makes everything simpler.
After this book he did a number of talks and a quote I remembered “vacation is the most important skill for any kind of over achiever.”
As a scientist and graphic artist he takes his hobbies and merges them together in his work creating work that has an electronic feel and his graphics design which I like and his style of design and the people he worked for in Japan and I really like his complex work even thou I liked his law on simplicity but even he isn’t a real fan on simplicity but over the years with his work on more complex design and having children he became to like it.
He also did work doing:
Interactive calendar for Shiseido inspired by fireworks, and leaves falling for there movement. People called this ‘eye candy’
With food which I find pretty funny an incredibly. With French fries, cheetos etc
Book cover 'dynamic form' in helvetica.
Book cover 'dynamic form' in helvetica.
I.D magazine cover for absolut
my thoughts:
i love his innovative graphic work mostly. Like his work for I.d and absolut. i admire Maeda for he loves life and the way the world has lots to see and be inspired by. He has lots to say bout life, wisdom, family and his work in a philosophical way which inspires me to have more wisdom as I am deep and meaningful person. i am a fan of his motto 'renew'.
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