RDA 2006
Introduction
Inside the 2006 Regional Design Annual.
BY JOYCE RUTTER KAYE
Far West
California North, California South, Northwest, and the Rest of the West.
INTRODUCTION BY EDWARD LOVETT
Southwest
Dallas, Austin, Houston/Rest of Texas, and the Rest of the Southwest.
INTRODUCTION BY ANGELA VOULANGAS
Midwest
Minnesota, Illinois. Missouri, Ohio, and the Rest of the Midwest.
INTRODUCTION BY CATHY FISHEL
South
Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and the Rest of the South.
INTRODUCTION BY EVE KAHN
East
Washington/Baltimore, Mid-Atlantic, and New England.
INTRODUCTION BY CAITLIN DOVER
New York City
The Big Apple.
INTRODUCTION BY JEREMY LEHRER
DEPARTMENTS
CONTRIBUTORS
Where we’re calling from.
F.O.B.
Holiday ornaments 12 years in the making, Peter Saville’s garden, and some not-so-great ideas.
SHELF LIFE
The Pipettes’ pose, a body-slimming camera, and Hendrik Hertzberg’s million dots.
MONOLOGUE
Dada Vu The 20th century’s most anarchic movement still influences art and design.
BY STEVEN HELLER
OBSERVER
Junk Bonds Photographing everyday objects introduces a new way of seeing.
BY RICK POYNOR
DIALOGUE
Rick Valicenti, designer, entrepreneur, provocateur.
INTERVIEW BY STEVEN HELLER
IN PRINT
Vol. 37/No. 4 Two ad and design shops have been featured in the Regional from the beginning.
BY MARTIN FOX
DESKTOP
Amateurs Rank
BY JEFF HOWE
Plus: Letterheads online, pricey ink, and a clip-art classic.
BOOKS
Spy: The Funny Years, by Kurt Andersen, Graydon Carter, and George Kalogerakis
REVIEW BY MICHAEL MUSTO
In Vogue: The Illustrated History of the World’s Most Famous Fashion Magazine, by Alberto Oliva and Norberto Angeletti
REVIEW BY CAROLITA JOHNSON
Free Press: Underground & Alternative Publications 1965–1975, by Jean-Francois Bizot
REVIEW BY RICHARD LINGEMAN
Sparkle and Spin, by Ann and Paul Rand
REVIEW BY RHONDA RUBINSTEIN
FRAMES
Down the Tubes For the animated feature Flushed Away, CGI takes an old-new direction.
BY JOSEPH KENNEDY
EVENT
Altitude Pressure Aspen Design Summit, June 20–23, 2006.
REVIEW BY ALICE TWEMLOW
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The Book I Drew
BY GEETA DAYAL