Ze Frank on the Evolution of Ugly

It's true, there is indeed a lot of ugly on MySpace. In an episode of "The Show" from July, the remarkable Ze Frank proposes that this specifically, along with other attempts at amateur design, is not necessarily a bad thing in the long run: "Ugly as a representation of mass experimentation and learning is pretty damn cool." How refreshingly non-elitist! My favorite quote from this particular episode is "The fact that tons of people know names of fonts like Helvetica is WEIRD." Obligatory gush: I have loved Ze Frank for years and years. I'm so glad he's finally getting some proper attention. [via Grande Talk]