So I just picked up the new Radiohead CD — Hail to the Thief. It was available in a plain-Jane jewel case, as well as a fancy, fold-out, poster/brochure/sleeve case. The fancier package was touted as a “Collector’s Edition”, and cost $4 more than the non-collector’s edition. Everything these days seem to come in a “Collector’s Edition” or a “Special Collection” or “Limited Edition Collection.”
Just got me thinking as to what else I “Collect”. Like many designers I know, I collect lots of different things — most of which only have value to me. I have a collection of toy rayguns. I have a collection of wind-up robots; antique cameras; transistor radios; metal cogs and gears; state park patches; cool pens; and design watches. I’m sure I’m forgetting a bunch of other things collecting dust in my basement.
I always thought that my urge to collect crap was related to my love and fetishism for the design of all things. Perhaps.
I know many other designers that collect some of the craziest things — from snowglobes to bank calendars. Tell me — what do you collect? It can be intangible things also — like dirty jokes, baseball stadiums, good meals, etc.
Share your sickness with us.
a friend of mine collects airline emergency cards.. the ones you aren't supposed to take off the plane. He had a bunch in different languages and we always laughed at the 70s style drawings and calm faces on those plunging toward their deaths. Also another friend collects old cameras, or at least he did when he was on a salary and could ebay them up as quickly as he could get paid.
On Jun.10.2003 at 05:18 PM