Today, our weekly smorgasbord of images curated by Eric Baker, concludes with this final post." /> Today, our weekly smorgasbord of images curated by Eric Baker, concludes with this final post." />




08.21.10
Eric Baker, and The Editors | Today Column

Today: The End


Goodbyes are never easy. And so it is with Today, our weekly smorgasbord of images curated by Eric Baker, which concludes with this final post. At turns serendipitous and soothing, comical and heartbreaking, evocative in their scope and beauty and sheer vernacular madness, Baker’s photo essays remind us that visual storytelling lies at the core of who and what we are. “Learn from yesterday, live for today,” Albert Einstein once wrote. “And hope for tomorrow.”

And so we do. From all of us at Design Observer: Thank You, Eric.
— The Editors
Today, 08.07.10

Today, 07.23.10

Today, 07.10.10

Today, 07.04.10

Today, 06.26.10

Today, 06.19.10

Today, 06.12.10

Today, 06.05.10

Today, 05.28.10

Today, 05.22.10

Today, 05.15.10

Today, 05.08.10

Today, 04.10.10

Today, 04.03.10

Today, 03.27.10

Today, 03.20.10

Today, 03.13.10

Today, 03.06.10

Today, 02.27.10

Today, 02.27.10

Today, 02.20.10

Today, 02.13.10

Today, 01.30.10

Today, 01.23.10

Today, 01.09.10

Today, 01.02.10

Today, 12.19.09

Today, 12.12.09

Today, 12.05.09

Today: Holiday Cards 2009

Today, 11.21.09

Today, 11.14.09

Today, 11.07.09

Today, 10.31.09

Today, 10.17.09

Today, 10.09.09

Today, 10.03.09

Today, 09.26.09

Today, 09.19.09

Today, 09.12.09

Today, 09.05.09

Today, 09.05.09

Today, 08.29.09

Today, 08.22.09

Today, 08.15.09

Today, 08.08.09

Today, 07.11.09

Today, 07.04.09

Today, 06.27.09

Today, 06.20.09

Today, 06.06.09

Today, 05.30.09

Today, 05.23.09

Today, 05.16.09

Today, 05.09.09

Today, 05.02.09

Today, 04.25.09

Today, 04.18.09

Today, 04.11.09

Today, 04.04.09

Today, 03.21.09

Today, 03.14.09

Today, 03.07.09

Today, 02.28.09

Today, 02.14.09

Today, 02.07.09

Today, 01.31.09

Today, 01.24.09

Today, 01.10.09

Today, 12.27.08

Today, 12.20.08

Today, 12.13.08

Today, 12.06.08

Today, 11.29.08

Today, 11.22.08

Today, 11.15.08

Today, 11.08.08

Today, 11.01.08

Today, 10.25.08

Today, 10.18.08

Today, 10.11.08

Today, 10.03.08

Today, 01.03.09




Comments [36]

Today is the greatest
Day I’ve ever known
Can’t live for tomorrow
Tomorrow’s much too long
I burn my eyes out
Before I get out
dave
08.21.10
12:48

Say it isn't so.
Eleazer
08.21.10
02:43

Thank You Eric

Your collection of images always intrigued and inspired.

Your selections will be missed.
Swiss
08.22.10
01:39

I have looked forward to these posts every week and they have opened up whole worlds to me. Thank you Eric. I will be missing Today immensely.
Beth
08.22.10
09:58

Eric,

Wait!

No. You were just hitting your stride. Take some time off. Go outside. Get some sun. Go for a run. No. Don't do it. Don't Go.

Russell
Russell Kaye
08.22.10
12:19

well done, with sauce, thanks!
chris
08.22.10
02:19

Don't let it die!
Henry
08.22.10
02:35

Thank you Mr. Baker for all of these eclectic collections of evocative imagery. Each installment inevitably resulted into a delightful road trip - destination unknown. I'll have to plot those journeys myself now, but you were a great guide and will be missed here.
cmkg
08.22.10
03:19

Thanks Eric, you're a great Observer.
Claire
08.22.10
06:01

Happy Trails, dude…

VR/
Joe Moran
08.22.10
08:56

Sadness :'-(
Rob
08.23.10
12:52

I weep openly. Thank you, Mr. Baker.
debbie millman
08.23.10
01:07

Thank you, your images exceeded a 1000 words in my book! All the best to you!
Marc Hedges
08.23.10
01:41

Thank you, Mr. Baker, for all the happiness, sadness, astonishment, and beauty. We all rejoiced in the reality portrayed by your visual essays. The stories you told will always have their special place in my heart.

I only hope you will reconsider concluding "Today".

Jehad
Jehad Assaf
08.23.10
02:11

I learnt so much from these photos...THANK YOU
jad
08.23.10
05:57

i'm going to miss these posts.. i always enjoyed them

thankyou eric
emily
08.23.10
08:37

It just can't be allowed!

Mr Baker's choice of image has been the highlight of the weekend for me. A moment to savour and enjoy and return to during the week, often.

Do please continue to give us 'Today' , perhaps less often, but we can't be expected to go cold turkey.
Mark Cotter
08.23.10
09:12

We're into the last days of summer.
It rained all weekend.
Today on the way to work, I saw a tree with yellow leaves.

And now this.

Sigh.

Thanks Eric. You'll be missed.
russellm
08.23.10
09:17

what a bummer!
such a great series. very sorry to see it go.
thanks for all the hard work.
nick s
08.23.10
11:56

thanks, eric. i looked forward to this each week.
jesse
08.23.10
01:15

Loved it, eric. thank you so much....
david stafford
08.23.10
01:35

Thanks Eric. These were the best posts! Thank you.
mat
08.23.10
01:53

Pictures are indeed worth thousands of words and your images sparked millions of thoughts. I don't think there's a site on the web where this was done more efficiently than here. One can only hope that you're destined to become the Brett Favre of the design world...
Carl
08.23.10
01:55

Don't go changing.
And don't forget to lock up on your way out: http://bit.ly/bH83Vu
Meena Kadri
08.24.10
12:43

Say it ain't so Eric. Your posts were always so visually inspiring. You took us to new and oddly familiar lands. It was magic.
John Foster
08.24.10
08:44

Thank you, Eric. You will truly be missed.
Pam Williams
08.24.10
02:39

Eric
THANK YOU!
Carl W. Smith
08.24.10
10:38

Cheers.
You will be missed.

John
08.25.10
11:45

Yeah I don't know who's this Eric person is, But later, man.
Don't take nothing on your way out. I'm watching you,
sir. I'm watching you.
O
08.25.10
02:35

Nooooo! I'm going to miss these amazing images.. :(
Thank you Eric! I've always enjoyed it.
Kayla
08.25.10
04:24

"Today" has been a weekly moment to inspire us all, thank you so much. Eric, your images have lead us to enjoy great design from the past, sparked ideas and linked us to the most wonderful of resources. I thank you for all your time and contribution to the design community. "Today" will me missed and hopefully will come back soon, it could be called "Tomorrow".
Daniel
08.26.10
01:16

Whilst I'm sad that the 'Today' posts have come to an end, I am thankful for the inspiration and insanity that has been a constant every week.

Thank you Eric
Robert Whitfield
08.26.10
04:14

Thanks Eric, one of the only things I regularly take a look at. Always inspiring.
Adam
08.27.10
05:31

1. Thanks, I am very grateful for the visual serendipty gave us.

2. Don't go
Jean-François
08.27.10
05:55

Design observer without 'Today' is dinner without dessert.
Cory
08.30.10
11:07

Oh I am so sorry to see this feature go- it has been refreshingly quirky and inspirational - Thank you Eric for your remarkable whimsy and insight... sure wish you'd consider doing this again- perhaps quarterly? Just a thought... or perhaps consider a collaborative effort with others so it might continue... in any case many thanks!
Meesh
09.02.10
12:37


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