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Urban interaction.
In my ongoing thinking about the city as an interface – as an operating system, if you will, of this thing we call Earth – I picked up a book I bought while in grad school: Universal Principles of Design. It lists a multitude of various design elements and principles to consider
Grungi frutti.
Near Fell's Point in Baltimore, on my way back from taking Michaela to work. She's learning to drive. I figure the East Coast is a good place to learn how to drive defensively, as long as you don't get killed in the process. East
Brew bar.
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On our trip to Philly on Saturday, we found – just by chance while walking from Independence Hall to Rittenhouse Square – this great little espresso bar on Spruce Street; Spruce Street Espresso.
They had on their shelves coffee cups from several Seattle coffee houses, so we knew
He rushed.
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This is outside a market on Spruce Street in Philadelphia. I took Michaela and her new boyfriend there for her birthday. We had a great time.
Having just finished Jane Jacobs The Death and Life of Great American Cities, it was great to be able to
Cities and the quiet interface.
She walked by just as I was taking the shot. This little old lady next to the tall, glass, modern building in SOHO, filled with architects sitting down for a presentation, those builders and definers of the urban space.
While in New York last week, my senses were heightened of
Cinema lust.
Hecq Vs Exillion – Spheres Of Fury from Tim.Chris.Film on Vimeo.
Found this film via a tweet. LOVE IT. So beautiful. I want one of these Canons. For Christmas or something. Will, are you reading this?
Interaction design + urban planning.
The semester is humming nicely along. I have an incredible group of about nine grad students in my Visualizing Information design class at MICA. In my research for the class, I came across Trulia Hindsight. It couldn't be more timely given my current bedside reading, Jane Jacobs'
Turquoise, me, and the new NPR.org.
The Poynter Institute’s review of the new NPR.org was one of the few to specifically note our use of turquoise to designate audio elements across the site. This color and usage choice was my doing and as I’ve thought about it since launch, I wonder why I
Grind me.
So, I’ve been wanting a burr grinder for a long time. This one was on sale at Macy’s, so I bought it. It got really good views on Amazon. I was going to get a really expensive Italian one, but those online reviews of this machine totally sucked