friday, february 10, 2006
Some strange and pretty patches
American military patches are beautiful, and so I find myself drooling over the eBay listings even after I have filled all the holes in my jeans with patches. This is a bit weird, because I’m a rational person and I don’t like war. However, the two thoughts might be compatible. Military patches don’t really promote violence; they’re meant to reinforce soldier morale and represent information.
I’m interested in brands — advertising, marketing, logos, packaging, blah blah blah — which means I like design that represents information as a way to sell things. Military insignia is another giant design problem: create a zillion little emblems for a group of hierarchical organizations with a lot of history and culture. The results are often aesthetically pleasing.
This is what I mean: pretty! (Click for bigger pictures; stolen from auctions one and two.)
comments (2)
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– eQ2rbmJ0rj on 2/17/2006 13:08:44
I agree with that guy!
– Douglas Thrift on 2/18/2006 00:56:34
