The Design Observer Twenty




07.04.09
Eric Baker | Today Column

Today, 07.04.09


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Eric Baker Design Associates is a Manhattan-based design firm established in 1986. Eric teaches the history of graphic design and corporate identity at the School of Visual Arts, and has twice received National Endowment for the Arts Grants for independent design history projects. He is inveterate collector of books and ephemera. Editor's Note: All images link to their original source and are copyright their original owners.






Comments [8]

We salute you Mr. Baker!
pat Taylor
07.04.09
12:34

Yup. It's all there. Thanks.
Steven Lee Stinnett
07.04.09
07:38

A great collection of images for this July 4th week. Thanks for all your research each week on the "Today" images, Eric. "Today" has become my weekend inspiration.
Daniel
07.07.09
03:53

Very patriotic. The corporate flag is kind of funny but true. Awesome post.
Kelly Felsted
07.07.09
10:42

Perhaps the best flag in terms of graphic design... I guess no other country is more recognizable than the United States. Well, except for Canada, maybe...
Daviel Lazure Vieira
07.07.09
11:22

The flags in the jars is so great.
April
07.07.09
11:57

Perhaps the best flag in terms of graphic design ?
What is recognizable is not the flag, it's the country behind it. Do Chile, Bhutan, or Zaïre/RdC have less recognizable flags ? I don't think.
In the field of purely formal graphic design, the swiss flag is quite… swiss ! and the nepali one is… something else.
joe
07.08.09
06:07

As a northern neighbour (yes, there's a 'u' in there :) I appreciate the patrotic mood board presented here but can someone explain to me the flags in jars? I find it the most fascinating of the bunch.
Kisher
07.16.09
11:17


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