This is the kind of “Design” that annoys me these days. “In the style of a clamp”? It’s a clamp hung on the wall. It’s not smart repurposing, a hundred other items already serve this purpose way better than a clamp. And I agree with Katie that it’s bad for the books.
I was so glad to see Tyler and Sam’s comments here. I saw this in Google Reader and came here to complain about the same thing. It’s a goddamn clamp, with books in it, on a hook. There is no design here. It’s a shitty thing to do to books, unless you hate books – and it’s possible the designer does.
I’ve seen this on a dozen other sites. What an AWFUL idea. Poor books! It’s a clamp, squeezing and ruining perfectly good books. What the hell. That’s not design.
One also assumes you have books because you want to read them, yes? This makes them visible but inaccessible. This is either a statement on censorship or a design prank.
How would you take a book out? That’s a silly question. Unless you really don’t know what a clamp is and how it works. Which I suspect otherwise because you won’t be commenting in the first place.
wow. putting a mix of good and bad design on design milk is definitely a great idea.
this is bad.
or good?
perhaps it makes us consider our reliance on knowledge from books. seeing as this design inhibits our ability to read, perhaps it is suggesting that our own personal knowledge is not limited by access to physical knowledge.
Katie on 04.15.2010 at 14:02 PM
Ouch! Poor books!
Tyler on 04.15.2010 at 14:10 PM
This is the kind of “Design” that annoys me these days. “In the style of a clamp”? It’s a clamp hung on the wall. It’s not smart repurposing, a hundred other items already serve this purpose way better than a clamp. And I agree with Katie that it’s bad for the books.
Sam on 04.15.2010 at 14:14 PM
You know, unless those end books are fake, I’m pretty sure this isn’t a ‘book holder in the style of a clamp’… it’s a clamp.
Kevin I. Slaughter on 04.15.2010 at 15:09 PM
I was so glad to see Tyler and Sam’s comments here. I saw this in Google Reader and came here to complain about the same thing. It’s a goddamn clamp, with books in it, on a hook. There is no design here. It’s a shitty thing to do to books, unless you hate books – and it’s possible the designer does.
Paul Lewis on 04.15.2010 at 15:17 PM
Just removed Design Milk from my RSS feeds. Ridiculous post.
Jaime (post author) on 04.15.2010 at 15:23 PM
Fair enough.
Pam on 04.15.2010 at 15:30 PM
Sorry have to agree with the other commenters. It is a freaking clamp. Lazy and a horrible way to treat books. Bibliocidal.
Miranda on 04.15.2010 at 19:40 PM
I’ve seen this on a dozen other sites. What an AWFUL idea. Poor books! It’s a clamp, squeezing and ruining perfectly good books. What the hell. That’s not design.
Hao on 04.15.2010 at 22:08 PM
How would you take a book out? Ridiculous, useless, and unpractical design.
Sarah J on 04.16.2010 at 05:51 AM
One also assumes you have books because you want to read them, yes? This makes them visible but inaccessible. This is either a statement on censorship or a design prank.
Chris Rosano on 04.16.2010 at 14:53 PM
Wow… I have some old clamps in my garage I could sell somebody to destroy their books. Bidding starts at $100/each. Small price to pay for art.
enrolled agent classes on 04.16.2010 at 20:09 PM
@ Hao
How would you take a book out? That’s a silly question. Unless you really don’t know what a clamp is and how it works. Which I suspect otherwise because you won’t be commenting in the first place.
evan on 04.23.2010 at 10:58 AM
this thing sucks. I agree with all the other comments. if there isn’t good content out there-don’t post anything!!
adam schwartzentruber on 04.25.2010 at 10:12 AM
wow. putting a mix of good and bad design on design milk is definitely a great idea.
this is bad.
or good?
perhaps it makes us consider our reliance on knowledge from books. seeing as this design inhibits our ability to read, perhaps it is suggesting that our own personal knowledge is not limited by access to physical knowledge.
either way it is artsy and is horrible.