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Urban pattern libraries.
In the morning the city Spreads its wings Making a song In stone that sings.
In the evening the city Goes to bed Hanging lights About its head. - Langston Hughes
How to navigate a city? Let me count the ways. In some cities, there are many more ways than
No design is good design.
Last semester, I taught a course on visualizing information at MICA. I used Tufte's first book, The Visual Display of Quantitative information. I love Tufte. I love his simple, Swiss modern approach to design. His strict belief in form following function. His unwavering defense of content and firm
Write, then.
I am inspired by Orangette. I want to write. I really do. And what this means is that I need to start writing every day. Even if it’s just a paragraph. But speaking of paragraphs, I now hate how the ones on this blog look. Thanks to Ellen Lupton,
The eldest.
My sister Megan, 1970-something. Purgatory ski resort, just north of Durango, CO.
This morning, when I liberally applied my new Lush conditioner, the smell reminded me of my sister, Megan.
I don’t know what it was. Maybe the chalky orangeness of it. Maybe the woodsy sweetness in it. Whatever
High G.D.P. Man?
While reading The Rise and Fall of the G.D.P. in a recent Sunday New York Times Magazine. I called Will right after reading this paragraph because it reminded me so much of him, especially the part about the wrinkled khakis:
But criticisms of G.D.P. go deeper
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On design labs.
In case you’re wondering, I took a little haitus to migrate my blog from Typepad to WordPress. You’ll note the new design, which I’ll be tinkering with for a while until I get it how I like it: Typekit. Hellooooo! I’m using Khoi Vinh’s Basic
Thoughts on the beauty of interaction design.
I finished Sam Shepard's latest book this weekend and started Consequential Strangers
this morning before getting out of bed. I came downstairs into the
kitchen, where I've had these comments about snow and beer posted for a
couple of months on my freshly-painted blackboard wall. And
Is the new iPhone video sexist?
Disclaimer: This is my blog and I’ll bitch and whine if I want to.
I watched the new iPhone video last for the first time last week and paused for a moment after it ended, wondering if there were any women on the team that built it. “Where are