Good Design

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by Frikitiki

While this may not be architecture, I like the design of the web site and the music that it produces: http://www.incredibox.fr/

oh Im boned now. I wont get a single thing done the rest of the day.

thanks!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Cameron's house for sale

[Not Afraid]

But Ferris' house (which I drive by almost daily) is not for sale. (It is the first one, Keith.)

[Ghoulish Delight]

http://bookshelfporn.com/

[Alex]

As somebody who paid a lot of money to be specifically trained on the value and methods of organizing information for best access, many of those pictures actually give me mild cases of the willies (such as shelving books based on color cover).

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Alex

As somebody who paid a lot of money to be specifically trained on the value and methods of organizing information for best access, many of those pictures actually give me mild cases of the willies (such as shelving books based on color cover).

Color coordination isn't part of the Dewey Decimal System?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex

As somebody who paid a lot of money to be specifically trained on the value and methods of organizing information for best access, many of those pictures actually give me mild cases of the willies (such as shelving books based on color cover).

And that's why it's called "porn" not "text book illustrations of proper book cataloging."

[Frikitiki]

Yeah, I had to force myself away from the site too!

[Alex]

People coming and asking for a book but they "can't remember the title but think it had a red and blue cover" is a common industry joke for reference desk librarians.

[Alex]

Yes, but I define porn as the gratuitous display of something I want to see. Especially in a thread about good design, which means (to me) fulfilling a functional purpose with a certain flair.

That's why I don't like many of the houses that have been presented in this thread. They may be quite striking as art objects but strike me as horribly designed as residences for actual people.