RDA 2006
IntroductionInside the 2006 Regional Design Annual.BY JOYCE RUTTER KAYE
Far WestCalifornia North, California South, Northwest, and the Rest of the West.INTRODUCTION BY EDWARD LOVETT
SouthwestDallas, Austin, Houston/Rest of Texas, and the Rest of the Southwest.INTRODUCTION BY ANGELA VOULANGAS
MidwestMinnesota, Illinois. Missouri, Ohio, and the Rest of the Midwest.INTRODUCTION BY CATHY FISHEL
SouthTennessee, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and the Rest of the South.INTRODUCTION BY EVE KAHN
EastWashington/Baltimore, Mid-Atlantic, and New England.INTRODUCTION BY CAITLIN DOVER
New York CityThe 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 LIFEThe Pipettes’ pose, a body-slimming camera, and Hendrik Hertzberg’s million dots.
MONOLOGUEDada Vu The 20th century’s most anarchic movement still influences art and design.BY STEVEN HELLER
OBSERVERJunk Bonds Photographing everyday objects introduces a new way of seeing.BY RICK POYNOR
DIALOGUE Rick Valicenti, designer, entrepreneur, provocateur.INTERVIEW BY STEVEN HELLER
IN PRINTVol. 37/No. 4 Two ad and design shops have been featured in the Regional from the beginning. BY MARTIN FOX
DESKTOPAmateurs RankBY JEFF HOWEPlus: Letterheads online, pricey ink, and a clip-art classic.
BOOKSSpy: The Funny Years, by Kurt Andersen, Graydon Carter, and George KalogerakisREVIEW BY MICHAEL MUSTOIn Vogue: The Illustrated History of the World’s Most Famous Fashion Magazine, by Alberto Oliva and Norberto AngelettiREVIEW BY CAROLITA JOHNSON Free Press: Underground & Alternative Publications 1965–1975, by Jean-Francois BizotREVIEW BY RICHARD LINGEMANSparkle and Spin, by Ann and Paul RandREVIEW BY RHONDA RUBINSTEIN
FRAMESDown the Tubes For the animated feature Flushed Away, CGI takes an old-new direction.BY JOSEPH KENNEDY
EVENTAltitude Pressure Aspen Design Summit, June 20–23, 2006.REVIEW BY ALICE TWEMLOW
END PRODUCTThe Book I DrewBY GEETA DAYAL