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originally uploaded by saikiishiki. This is a beautiful Weim from one of my Flickr contacts. She takes the most beautiful portraits of this dog. Oslo’s in love with her.

If NPR were a typeface....

Today we had another presentation of design iterations for the new NPR.org. Well, it was actually just for the new NPR.org homepage. The rest of the site templates will be worked out later. We're working on getting the homepage nailed down first. And trust me when

For the laid-off designer.

Luckily, my job has not yet been affected by this nightmare that is our current economy; I count myself very fortunate to be among the still-employed (knock on wood, or fake wood stickers, as the case may be).  But for those of you who have been shit-canned, here’s something

But does a depression love the design?

"The pain of layoffs notwithstanding, the design world could stand to come down a notch or two — and might actually find a new sense of relevance in the process. That was the case duringthe Great Depression, when an early wave of modernism flourished in the United States, partly because

zibetto.

originally uploaded by Neylano. Not that I've tried that many yet, but this is my fave espresso place in Manhattan. And Will, the tall, skinny, European-looking guy whose body cannot tolerate caffeine, is standing in front of it.

Good typography matters.

Lately, in my work at NPR, I have become more aware than ever how important good typography is. My main project right now is as lead designer on NPR.org's redesign, which will go live sometime in 2009.  Luckily, I have inherited a beautiful typographic and grid structure

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originally uploaded by arvind k. A new contact on Flickr, arvind k. Me likey.

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originally uploaded by Neylano.

Weightless tub chair.

So, I am starting to look at furniture for our new house (being as optimistic as possible about Will's job situation). One site that I've found that has really cool stuff is Apartment Therapy. I get the newsletter at work and just found this smashing chair

Was Zum Teufel?!

WTF?! I never knew that Brad Pitt owned a Weimaraner! He has impeccable taste in dogs.  This magnificent photo is from a spread in Rolling Stone.