http://nicomuhly.com/news/2007/looking-forward/ The official website of the New York-based composer Nico Muhly. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:46:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 http://nicomuhly.com/news/2007/looking-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Adam Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:19:02 +0000 http://nicomuhly.com/news/2007/looking-forward/#comment-38 Delightful as always, Nico. I was anticipating, however, further elucidation of the connection between douche branding and the gauzy skeins flowing through the NY Philharmonic's website, but I suppose in this case, the pictures speak for themselves... Delightful as always, Nico. I was anticipating, however, further elucidation of the connection between douche branding and the gauzy skeins flowing through the NY Philharmonic’s website, but I suppose in this case, the pictures speak for themselves…

]]> http://nicomuhly.com/news/2007/looking-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Jenny Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:55:07 +0000 http://nicomuhly.com/news/2007/looking-forward/#comment-36 You are on a blogging rampage, this was a good one! Can't wait to hear about how the Pops piece sounds, I wish I could be there... You are on a blogging rampage, this was a good one! Can’t wait to hear about how the Pops piece sounds, I wish I could be there…

]]> http://nicomuhly.com/news/2007/looking-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Raafi Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:27:20 +0000 http://nicomuhly.com/news/2007/looking-forward/#comment-35 While I agree with you that the kerning on the Philharmonic's logo leaves a little (space) to be desired, I can't sign off on bashing their website just because. The swatches of fabric in the background look great. They add a little playful dynamism to what is otherwise a boxy and staid -- if well-proportioned -- layout. Both sites go to Helvetica for text that really matters. If anything, I'd say it's the Met's logo that leaves me hanging. OK, I get it, it's designed like how people say it. But <i>that's it?</i> I mean I'm happy that the <a href="http://mbta.com" rel="nofollow">MBTA</a> in Boston figured out sometime in the 70's to change their logo into a big old T (because people refer to the trains as "the T"), but that doesn't exactly make the design especially notable either. While I agree with you that the kerning on the Philharmonic’s logo leaves a little (space) to be desired, I can’t sign off on bashing their website just because. The swatches of fabric in the background look great. They add a little playful dynamism to what is otherwise a boxy and staid — if well-proportioned — layout. Both sites go to Helvetica for text that really matters. If anything, I’d say it’s the Met’s logo that leaves me hanging. OK, I get it, it’s designed like how people say it. But that’s it? I mean I’m happy that the MBTA in Boston figured out sometime in the 70′s to change their logo into a big old T (because people refer to the trains as “the T”), but that doesn’t exactly make the design especially notable either.

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