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Innovation is hot. If you search the word on Google, there are 102,000,000 entries. You can buy books, take classes, attend workshops and conferences. There is no shortage of innovation information. I just hope that the concept of innovation is here to stay and does not go the route of the pet rock; a trend that does not last. It shouldn't — we need innovation to drive our economy, solve world problems, and find solutions to medical problems. But why as adults are we trying to recapture something that came so naturally to us as children?

Massimo Vignelli's 1972 New York subway map was hailed as an instant graphic design classic. Now, in addition to updating his famous diagram, Vignelli has signed 500 limited-edition prints available exclusively through Men's Vogue.

Before New York's familiar convoluted subway map was introduced in 1979, the city relied on the sleek modernist vision of Massimo Vignelli's indelible 1972 design: each train line represented by a color, each stop by a dot. The plan was as visually utopian as it was elegant — paths running on 45- and 90-degree angles, an understated gray square marking Central Park, and type set in clear Helvetica. It was hailed as an instant classic of graphic design. But it left many feeling stranded. "People expected a map instead of a diagram," Vignelli, 77, says. "But diagrammatic representation is common practice around the world since the London Underground map of the thirties." Now, with some urging from Men's Vogue, Vignelli (along with his team of Yoshiki Waterhouse and Beatriz Cifuentes-Caballero) has updated his famous, ultra-collectible plan, taking into account more than 30 years' worth of changes. He's still unwilling to play tour guide: "On purpose we rejected any visual reference to nature or landmarks." Vignelli will release 500 signed limited-edition art prints of the never-before-seen update — available exclusively for Men's Vogue — with proceeds to benefit Omar Freilla's nonprofit Green Worker Cooperatives. The hope is to get the daily commutes — and aesthetic sensibilities — of New Yorkers back on the right track.

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Last night i went 2 the Nokia Theater and checked out the Kanye show.
I would of liked of been able to take a picture, but a serious no camera rule was in effect.
And that is a good idea. I do not think my pictures would of done it justice.
The show is amazing, something well worth seeing first hand.
This show raised the bar for what an event can be.
If you can check it out in person.

How come running shoes are always white (well almost always white)?
I like black shoes.
I like my new black shoes.
I will walk, run, relax, drive, eat and wear them 2 work.
They are very comfortable.
And they match all of my black clothing.
Maybe some shoes are popular because of color?
Or not popular because of color.

I am gonna make 2 or 3 more pairs.
If i designed shoes i would make every pair in _____.

I have looked at the Vomero 2 for a while. Now i have a pair.
Well actually 3 pairs.
I just ordered 2 more.

1. THE ARTIST MAY CONSTRUCT THE WORK / 2. THE WORK MAY BE FABRICATED / 3. THE WORK NEED NOT BE BUILT / EACH BEING EQUAL AND CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE ARTIST / THE DECISION AS TO CONDITION RESTS WITH THE RECEIVER UPON THE OCCASION OF RECEIVERSHIP.

MOCA PRESENT S FIRST MAJOR RETROSPECTI VE OF
LAWRENCE WEINER'S WORK IN THE UNITED STATE S
Lawrence Weiner: AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE

On View at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA April 13–July 14, 2008

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