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A collection of 631 issues

Mmmmmm, Camper.

Ummmmm, right. Like I need more shoes (those of you who know me well, you know what I’m talkin’ about). But there’s no harm in looking, right? I haven’t been to a Camper store lately (is there one in DC?? I sure as hell know where all

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

On urban semiotics and self image.

In This Means This, This Means That: A User’s Guide To Semiotics, author Sean Hall outlines key semiotic concepts (in which are cloaked Peirce’s sign, object, and interpretant): Sender (who) Intention (with what aim) Message (says what) Transmission (by which means) Noise (with what interference) Receiver (to whom)

On cowboy boots and good design.

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who wear cowboy boots and those who don’t. I grew up one who didn’t in the land of most who did. I hated cowboy boots and western wear growing up, but now that I’ve lived away from

Worthy architecture.

originally uploaded by Neylano. "A development which spoils ten square miles of countryside will be the work of a few people neither particularly sinful nor malevolent. They may be called Derek or Malcolm, Hubert or Shigeru, they may love golf and animals, and yet, in a few weeks, they

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

I'm dying over here.

My laptop died yesterday. Zip. Kapoot. I had used it right before my interview to jot down questions and it was fine. I get home to log on and it won’t start up. I thought maybe the battery was out of power, so I plugged it in. Still nothing.

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

Deux metros.

originally uploaded by Neylano. One thing I’m really looking forward to about moving to DC (besides a change from 200+ cloudy days per year) is its proximity to New York. I’m going to make a point to go up there at least once a month. Maybe even more

Shoe Fleur.

Hmmmm, this takes “green design” to a whole new level! And those of you who know me well know that I have a REALLY BAD shoe problem (don’t tell my husband!). One day in his New York studio, having just shot a series of cosmetic ads for Prescriptives (Tcherevkoff