Good is...

I'm a little late with this but the Good.is website fits nicely with the upcoming journal regarding Sagmeister and his thoughts on First Thing's First. I hope that with the expansion of media (blogs, web video etc) and the waning popularity of printed news, design can find a fresher more interesting face for global issues like the one's found at Good.is. The problem with news on demand is that the viewer has to have a self-sparked interest in whatever message it is they're tuned into. There is example after example on Good.is illustrating the important role that design can have in showcasing nearly any message and perhaps more importantly, holding the viewers attention long enough for them to absorb the message.

I especially like the idea of updated info graphics and I think they fuse well with the video format. One of my favorites from the site is on Urban Aquaculture. The titles and the explanation of a shared water system are perfect.



I also spent a stupidly long time (baby in hand) watching the fictional Roger Numbers deliver factual and entertaining Good News that spanned from plate tectonics to vampires.