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Design telling stories.

Look at this lectern, made out of Corian, the countertop material, and designed for a contest on DesignBoom. Cool, no? I’ve been thinking about design + storytelling for the past couple of days after talking with a friend who’s struggling with his thesis. This lectern tells an affectionate story,

Poster of the Week.

I like this feature from the Stranger. Hi, Neha. 🙂

"Smoke 'em out" with PowerPoint.

photo by Ralf Stockmann. This is a really interesting excerpt, taken from Thomas E. Rick’s Fiasco, especially given Tufte’s assertions about PowerPoint: That reliance on slides rather than formal written orders seemed to some military professionals to capture the essence of Rumsfeld’s amateurish approach to war planning.

Font Swatch.

Wow, this is cool. Saw it in the latest issue of Dwell Magazine, but you can buy it on Amazon.

Gensler.

I started a new job today as a design consultant at Gensler. Considered one of the world’s biggest design firms, they focus mostly on workplace and retail space design. I’m psyched. 🙂 The neatest thing about it is that I made my initial contact at the dog park, Golden

Bad Chocolate.

From the NY Times (full article): Heavily Hyped Cell Phone Won’t Make You a Chocoholic By DAVID POGUE Published: August 24, 2006 Chocolate, under the proper circumstances, can be a deeply satisfying treat for the senses. It can also be a sticky mess. Unfortunately, the heavily hyped Chocolate music

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.

I want one!

Okay, I’m starting a new category for neat products I see that I really want. I was raised as a capitalist after all and despite my admonitions to try and be greener and less consumeristic…well, I’ll unashamedly admit it: I’m a sucker for well-designed products that

Designer faces.

Every year, I make a trip to the dermatologist. This year, I couldn’t get in to see my regular doctor who had just left for a two-month vacation. So, not wanting to wait until October, I decided to see one of the other physicians. My main concerns were having

I want to design t-shirts.

originally uploaded by kevin meredith. I came across this in this week’s NY Times Magazine. I’ve been wanting to create some well-designed political t-shirts and sell them at Left Bank Books and small boutiques around town. Now seems as good a time as any…. I’m listening to