Design Observer :: Join the Discussion http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/the-critical-olympics/35388/ en-us Design Observer Group 2012-08-21T04:10:43-05:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 i thought this year Olympics were pretty amazing! I was really proud of the guys who took so many gold medals and just medals. We were the first, how can one not be proud.]]> http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/the-critical-olympics/35388/#comments 2012-08-21T04:10:43-05:00 http://gawker.com/5930003/you-have-to-watch-us-gymnast-aly-raismans-hilarious-parents-react-to-her-bar-routine

(I guess in a different format that harder to take down? I came upon it by way of passing reference in this: http://www.niemanlab.org/2012/08/the-2012-summer-olympics-are-turning-into-a-giant-coming-out-party-for-the-animated-gif/) ]]> http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/the-critical-olympics/35388/#comments 2012-08-06T08:21:57-05:00 http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/the-critical-olympics/35388/#comments 2012-08-06T02:41:40-05:00 http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/the-critical-olympics/35388/#comments 2012-08-05T12:19:07-05:00 Marcus Leis Allion http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/the-critical-olympics/35388/#comments 2012-08-02T18:38:06-05:00 http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/the-critical-olympics/35388/#comments 2012-08-02T12:05:42-05:00 Marcus Leis Allion http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/the-critical-olympics/35388/#comments 2012-08-02T09:18:06-05:00 Similarly, this is how the design media has failed. All I read lately is about Bjarke Ingels' social life, what designers are female, and other b.s. Usually when writers try to "reach a broader audience" they end up not talking about substance at all. ]]> http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/the-critical-olympics/35388/#comments 2012-08-01T16:17:56-05:00