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DIED. PAUL RAND, 82, innovative graphic designer and creator of instantly recognizable corporate logos for IBM, ABC and UPS among others; in Norwalk, Connecticut. A devotee of functionalism, Rand was one of the first to bring modern design's simplicity to commercial...
TripMaker and StreetFinder 1997 These two programs let you plan your way across country or around town, with detailed, easy-to-follow interactive maps that you can print out and take with you. ($39 and $49; Rand McNally...
...Small World Order," written by Doug Rand, with score by Adam Levitin, is billed by its creators as a "mega-multimedia demonstration." Entering the theater, patrons are received by a greeter in a Disney visor who gives a standard "welcome to the theme park" speech and escorts each ticket holder to the seating area. This is all very funny the first time it happens, but if you're waiting in line, it grows tedious rather quickly...
...strengths of "Virtual School" are the strengths of "Small World Order": the play works best when it functions as pure satire. But when Rand attempts to seriously critique the Disney Empire for its insensitivity to minorities and women and for its culture of conformity, his dialogue is clunky, overly obvious and heavy-handed...
...theme of the fall term. Two new plays, which are appearing together for a limited showing this weekend and next at the Loeb Experimental Theater, highlight through acute satire the numbed, mediated culture in which students live today. The first, called "Small World Order," is written by Douglas B. Rand '98 with music by Adam J. Levitin '98. The place is Disneyworld. The ride is a version of company history, only the company has overwhelmed the country. New England, for example, is fondly known as "Puritan Land" and Texas goes by "Lone Star Land." The world is high...