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First Aired - 09/08/2010 07:00PM
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This week on Burning Down the House Curtis and regular guest Caroline Bailey speak with Kate Howe, the graphic designer behind the logo and much of the branding for The Cordoba Initiative, the controversial cultural center being built near Ground Zero. Tune in to hear Kate's thought process and intentions behind the logo, and how to find the hidden peace symbol within! (both literally and figuratively). Hear Howe's take on the controversy behind the project, and what her interactions with the center's Imam have been like. This episode was sponsored by Roberta's.
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The Moore Street Block Party promo (0:46)
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September 12th, 10am - 9pm, Moore Street between Bogart and White, Party In The Streets!,Burning Down The House Intro - Kate Howe (14:34)
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Curits B. Wayne, Kate Howe, graphic designer, Cordoba Initiative, Matthew Murrell, Caroline Bailey, cultural anthropology, September 12th, Roberta's, Moore Street Block Party, designing the cordoba initiative logo, Yale, freelancing in New York City, design that positively impacts the world, graphic designing for mission-driven organizations, branding and pr, back of the napkin branding, branding strategy, 80 percent of the results for 20 percent of the effort, brainstorming with the Imam, bi-cultural Americanism, Islam, Bosnia, steeping yourself in Islamic lore, Cordoba was where Jews, Muslims and Christians lived together peacefully, yankees, understanding the global culture,A Peaceful Color (18:43)
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the cultural center near Ground Zero, promoting understanding between East and West, the East Williamsburg Industrial Park, Roberta's, Berlin-style most-hip onclave, head coverings, Daisy the Imam's wife, mixed-environment, branding, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, plasma physics phenomenon, 51 Park, The Jewish Community Center, the Muslim community, condemning terrorists, the vast majority of moderate muslims want to be part of the solution, coalitions of Muslims and non-Muslims, nothing like the Ayatollahs of Iran, promoting an idea through design, attitude and brand platform, logo, typeface, color pallet, web design, katehowemakesthings.com, blue, U.N. Blue, a peaceful color, Moorish designs and patterns, intentional duality, peace sign, the arrow in the FedEx logo, subliminal ethos, political versus aesthetic, a mark with no action behind it does nothing, the 80/20, the perils of undervalued design, Wael Kfoury,The Media Is The Problem (13:57)
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Lebanese dance music, pop culture, the demonizing of Islam, The American Civil War, The War of Northern Aggression, unspeakable acts done in the the name of God, the true vision of the Qur'an, Park 51, Caroline let's it rip, 99.99 percent of Muslims condemn these terrorists, redefining the word Jihad, going against the basic preachings of the Qur'an, suicide is a mortal sin to Muslims, Americans don't care to be informed in a lot of ways, naysayer rantings, September 11th, Saudi Arabia is one of the most repressive places on the planet, 9-11 as a Saudi attack on American life, it comes down to money and politics, Waco is not representative of all Christians, underrepresentations of Muslims in America, Oklahoma City Bombing, Timothy McVeigh, the media is the problem, political fodder, no one actually wants to talk to the Imam, conveying their peaceful intentions, Ground Zero Mosque, media irresponsibility, the cheap real estate around Ground Zero, it's not about radical Islam, Design Observer, designobserver.com, changeobserver.com, the inherent and innate human need to fear the Other, live and die and fall in love, Samir Gaber,We're All People (9:10)
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very big in Syria, Austin Texas, Iran and Iraq, the ethnocentricism of Get Out, katehowemakesthings.com, green is the Islamic color of peace, the Cordoba Initiative logo, graphic design, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, polorization and mistrust, put the logo on a flag and fly it, made out of peace signs, the logo was consumed by the bigger issue, small non-profit, urge the client to use the design tools you've given them, BP, BP's cheery earth-friendly logo is protecting them, a good defence is a good offence, a symbol of God's greatness, Design Observer, The Moore Street Block Party, September 12,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 10/05/2010 03:00PM
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This week on The Food Seen Michael sits down with "the Mt. Rushmore of NYC Food Graphic Designers": Matteo Bologna, Douglas Riccardi & Louise Fili. The trio discusses projects past and present, and what it means to brand or simply create a logo for food-oriented companies, plus their own graphic design pet peeves. The discussion also dips into nerdy realms, with the designers admitting to their own nerd-ed out moments of design (multiple character 'fake script' fonts and complete graphic packages composed entirely by hand). This episode was sponsored by Fairway: like no other market.
Photo 1: Louise Fili, Photo 2: Matteo Bologna, Photo 3: Douglas Riccardi
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The Food Seen Introduction: Matteo Bologna, Douglas Riccardi & Louise Fili (25:05)
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The Food Seen, Michael Harlan Turkell, Fairway Market, Heritage Radio Network, Mario Batali, Molto Gusto, Memo, Douglas Riccardi, Mucca Design, Matteo Bologna, Keith McNally, Louise Fili Ltd, branding, graphic design relative to restaurants, the logo has to be appetizing, doesn't even look like a restaurant from the street, China Grill, West Broadway / Soho places popping up every five minutes, Pre Fixe became a couple other places, Cupcake Cafe, Italian American upbringing, most Italian restaurants look pretty bad, most restaurants there have fluorescent lights and bad art, we are obsessed with new places in the United States, celebrity chef driven empires are unique, Liz Eden, most graphic designers have zero control, Late July, how has type changed in the last twenty years?, physical menus in the 80s changed dramatically, design school, in house graphic designers, Adobe InDesign, Robertas, s, typefaces, Schiller,Graphic Design (24:17)
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chalkboard writing, daily specials, has technology changed design, type and image should always be integrated, Louise doesn't use a computer for design, painting the edges with nail polish, menu covers, menu boards, take out oriented restaurants, Chelsea Hotel in Atlantic City, one letter was two feet tall, sometimes you are forced into Times New Roman, external restraints, restaurants that expand into a franchise, how do you translate designs into new locations, guardians of continuity, who are ideal clients?, Garden of Eden, Balthazar logo, kerning, favorite logos around the city, some restaurants have terrible names for restaurants, making unpronounceable names pronounceable, designing typefaces, custom typefaces, picture art menu, Copperplate needs to be retired, http://www.muccadesign.com/, http://www.memo-ny.com/, http://www.louisefili.com/,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/29/2010 02:00PM
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This week on Snacky Tunes Terry Diabolik sat down with Alie Shaper of Brooklyn Oenology to talk local wines. Alie discussed selling wine in the county of Kings, charcuterie, and why wine shouldn't intimidate anyone. Next Lauren Flax stopped by to play some new jams from her new project CREEP and to talk about their recent remixes, mixtape, and music video debut. Tune in for some brand spankin new CREEP tracks! This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.
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Snacky Tunes Jingle & Opening Song (3:48)
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Snacky Tunes, Finger on the Pulse, Heritage Radio Network, Jingle by Wallpaper, Creep - Days,Alie Shaper of Brooklyn Oenology (10:57)
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Brooklyn Oenology, Tasting Room, Alie Shaper, flights, tastes, buy retail bottles to go, hybrid between wine shop and wine bar, cheese, charcuterie, jams, brooklyn artists on the labels, how many wines do you need to know before giving off the impression that you know a lot about wine?, drink don't think wine,More with Brooklyn Oenology (18:23)
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Brooklyn Oenology makes the wine out in Long Island, blended wines, each years vintage is completely different, sleeper hits, 06 Merlot, finessed Euro style Merlot, Merlot went out of fashion after Sideways come out, aromatic whites,Lauren Flax of CREEP (5:53)
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Lauren Flax, CREEP, Lauren Dillard is in Fort Greene right now, there are a lot of guest vocalists involved with CREEP, sort of trip hop, dark music, CREEP played a sold out show with MEN, learning in front of audiences, incubation process, CREEP's live shows will have cello players and live guitar,Lauren Flax of CREEP Talks About the Upcoming Record (5:13)
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Romy Madley Croft of the XX, others that will be working with CREEP, there will be a full length record in 2011, Young Turks,More with Lauren Flax (8:31)
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it's hard to be inspired when you stay in your bedroom, Lauren Flax & Lauren Dillard share the work load with CREEP, Camera Image Festival in Poland, Warren Fischer, Fischerspooner, Bunker, music video for Days, it's frustrating to have things leaked, people expect house out of Lauren's solo sets, www.myspace.com/wearecreep, youtube.com/creepofficial, CREEP logo, Lauren Dillard, Lauren will be at Townhouse for Broken Hearts in Miami,Closing Song: CREEP - Empty Church (3:54)
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