Digital Ethnography: The Democratization of Grief. I’ve been fascinated by the news coming out of Virginia about the mass murder there. While viewing profiles of the victims on the New York Times online, I noticed that they are listing links to the Myspace and/or Facebook pages of the deceased. It’s downright eerie – macabre
Design mixing with Blend. Okay, so you all know how I’m not the biggest fan of Microsoft products, but I have to give them a hand on this one. I started learning their new software program, Blend, last week. It’s like Illustrator, Flash, AfterEffects, and…well…maybe VisualBasic (except that it writes
Fixie Chicks. This is my friend Jessica’s fixed-gear bicycle. I’ve been thinking a lot about getting – maybe even building – one of these bikes lately. I’ve always wanted a really lightweight bike and because these have so few moving parts, they don’t weigh much. I’ve also read lots
Designer Weims. Again. This time for Getty Images. These two could soooooo be Oslo + Mies. The one in the background would be Mies. Totally.
I touched one. I held an iPhone last night. It was so sexy I almost wanted to lick it. Pictures and video don’t do it justice.
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
Dutch Design Week. One of the reasons I’ve decided I’m interested in teaching is because I think it will allow me to go to more events like this, and to hopefully one day do an exchange so I can live abroad for a while. I would definitely consider Holland.
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