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A collection of 304 issues

City of Design.

What comes to mind when you think of Montréal? Canada, our friendly neighbor to the north. Quebec. Mt. Royal. The St. Lawrence River. The French Quarter. Design. Wait a minute. Design? If it didn’t come to mind, it should. Montréal was recently named the first North American “City of

Gowalla begets meaning; meaning begets beauty.

After a morning interviewing bright, nervous Linehan Scholar candidates, I found this amazing mid-century modern furniture near campus. When I find cool places like this, I always check in with Gowalla, to record for future reference. I haven’t used the app since my most recent update, and noticed this

A new platform.

Today was my first faculty meeting. I never had to go to these in all my years as an adjunct. Oh, wait. I take that back. I did go to a few at MICA. Anyway, I’ve read a little on the difference between working in industry vs academia. One

Was Zum Teufel?!

originally uploaded by Neylano. Tues Apr 22 – This week brings news of falling Barbie sales, cloned Labs, rescued newborns and Hillary bragging about how the U.S. can totally kick Iran’s ass if it wants to. Apparently, while Oslo lost his balls last week, she grew another set. Excuse

On Mixel and the Vacuum of Enthusiasm.

If I had a Facebook account (which I don’t because I grew tired of Mark Zuckerberg’s shenanigans and deleted it last month), I would download Khoi Vinh’s new Mixel app, just to try it out (but then again, maybe I wouldn’t: forcing users to login via

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

The eldest.

My sister Megan, 1970-something. Purgatory ski resort, just north of Durango, CO. This morning, when I liberally applied my new Lush conditioner, the smell reminded me of my sister, Megan. I don’t know what it was. Maybe the chalky orangeness of it. Maybe the woodsy sweetness in it. Whatever

Was Zum Teufel?!

originally uploaded by Neylano. Tues Mar 04 – While most of the nation was riveted on Texas, Ohio, and the woman who sat on a toilet for two years, we were tuned in to something much more interesting: Oslo’s foot. While running yesterday with me, Mies, and our Nike+, the

On loving Frederick, part four.

Queen of Norway Statue on Embassy Row. Norwegian Embassy, Washington, DC. Photo by Callie Neylan, 2008. 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 had

Was Zum Teufel?!

Tues Feb 26 – During this week of Hillary claiming this and Obama denying that, today starts off on a quiet note with not much happening here on Wisconsin Avenue. When I asked Oslo and Mies if they had anything funny to report for my column, Oslo mentioned reading an article