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A beautiful machine.

Last night I had the pleasure of loading film into a movie camera for the first time. We’re using a Bolex H16 Reflex Camera and in terms of industrial design, it’s beautiful. In terms of usability, it’s not bad, either. The camera is pretty simple, mapping almost

Performance load and my new watch.

This is my new watch. It’s a Nike Triax Mia. It’s a sports watch, but I bought it mainly because of the industrial design. I love the fluid, futuristic look (I can just see a design studio wall plastered with preliminary sketches – yummy!). I also love how it

The Semiotics of Shoes.

From an article in this Sunday’s NY Times (I know, I know; I need to expand my source list): They are not just any sandals, but boxy buckled Birkenstocks, the footwear that has become synonymous with a certain type of noodge. Or in the senator’s case, worse. In

Poster of the Week.

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

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

Stagnate or innovate?

Are universities where designers go to die? Sometimes I worry about this, especially when one of my old professors writes to me and says about trading the commercial design pursuits for academic ones: “It’s hard to stay relevant.” But then, the next Sunday, I read this article in the

If you don't understand it, don't design it.

Wayfinding signage at the Dublin Airport. Photo by Callie Neylan, January 2012. After my first day in Ireland, I’ve decided that the Irish government appreciates good typography. Maybe it’s because they’re part of the EU? It seems that all European typography is simply better somehow…. Inspired by

CCA's Design Strategy MBA.

Interesting. California College of the Arts now offers an MBA in Design Strategy: The innovative MBA in Design Strategy, which will enroll its first class of students in fall 2008, unites the studies of design, finance, and organizational management in a unique curriculum aimed at providing students with tools and

White Space.

originally uploaded by Neylano. I have decided to periodically write about design under the title "White Space." Here’s my first entry, based on inspiration provided by the New York Times Magazine. I love this spread. I think that formally, it’s beautiful. The contrast and balance are

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