Shock of the Unknown: Alternative Desire Content at a Glance: p004 Pick of the Month p007 Major: Alternative Design p031 Creative Country: How Korea Stays ahead the crowd p055 Playback: A Clip round the Metaphorical Ear p060 Music: Rocking on Independently p068 Video: XBox: All Boxed In p069 The Company: Nike Blue Ribbon p072 Motion Gallery: Star War: Secrets of Creative Cosmology p082 Poster: Adventure In Art p087 Frame: Aranida's Art Spurred by lonely childhood p091 Interactive: Emerging Interactive Design Talent p096 Mix Photo: Rowena Dugdale p099 Vision: Japanese Style: Twice Remove Major Feature: Alternative Desire Beauty is, as they say, in the eye of the beholder. It is also, very often, an acquired taste. This is true of the worlds of literature, poetry, drama, music, painting and sculpture. Because their means if expression went against the classical cannons of their time, these artists' works were howled down when they fi rst appeared. The difficulties of getting boundary-stretching work accepted apply equally to designers, of course. In the major feature that follows, we take pleasure in presenting five designers from different fi elds who have in common the fact that what they do is regarded as “difficult”, “disturbing”, “upsetting”, “outrageous” or just plain weird by some mainstream arbiters of taste – but highly acclaimed by many others. We will leave it up to you to decide whether you think the creations of these designers are beautiful or not. Featured Artists include Henrik Vibskov, Mark Holthusen, Nicholas Di Genova, Ray Caesar and Stefan Sagmeister. Specifications - 110 Pages - Paper Back - Colour throughout - DVD-ROM included - US$15 Subscribe to IdN Now