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Dogs and Modernism.

I just finished reading Natalia’s book, Chasing the Perfect and I started thinking about how dogs fit into the modernist dogma. Her dog, Janie, is an underlying, constant presence in this book, and it got me pondering. When you think of the modernist aesthetic, dogs are really the antithesis

Designers I'd like to meet.

John Maeda is one of them. What a great personality he has and what an engaging speaker! I’m using his book for my course on the Theories and Practice of Interactivity and finally watched this presentation he gave at Ted. Another good one to watch is by David Pogue,

Silica cluster.

On the steps of the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC. This taken with my Holga (I think), on one of my lunches. My gym is right across the street. Lately, I’ve been thinking about cities and use cases…. I’ve also been intrigued by this new social media service

On loving Frederick, part three.

Drumheller Fountain looking toward Mt. Rainier on the University of Washington campus. Photo by Callie Neylan, 2010. On July 23, 2011, I recited these design stories at the Boston Globe for my friends at Ink, stories inspired by the work of Frederick Law Olmsted and the impact his legacy has

Why I love technology....

originally uploaded by Neylano. and like being an interaction designer. Cool products like Skype are going to make this year apart much more bearable.

Mountains and mental models.

As I continue to struggle with the reality of having left my beloved west coast and trying to make sense of all the things on the east that seem so off-kilter, I was struck once again while driving through North Carolina how most of my unease is due to upsets

On what designers can learn from icebergs and Ernest Hemingway.

My favorite passages In Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast are the direct, austere descriptions of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Painting vivid pictures with minimal words is the hallmark of Hemingway’s writing, which he developed into The Iceberg Theory. Write like Hemingway! The Hemingway App. The Iceberg Theory (also known

Starchitects.

So, I’m checking out the Cooper Hewitt 2005 National Design Award nominees and lo and behold, one of them is my former landlord, Tom Kundig. How cool is that???

On Good Taste.

I’m speaking at Betascape this coming weekend on visual literacy. While I think everyone can be taught visual literacy to a certain level, there are some who exceed at it because they have an innate sense of good taste. Ira Glass explains: But, what exactly is Good Taste™? Who

Theatre Sofa.

Saw this sofa at DWR the other day. I loved it! Especially the color: robin’s egg blue. Will thinks it’s too modern, though.