Sep
20
2021
Not sure if Department of Agriculture should really be forced in the shield, but hey, maybe that's just me.
Sep
19
2021
I was dropping off some overdue books at the Library the other day, (SORRY SPL!!) I was surprised and delighted to encounter the fantastic temporary art Installation Orca - Wolf Transformation by Micah McCarthy. Really outstanding work. it as...
Sep
18
2021
I was in the SODO area of Seattle the other day and saw the poignant mural commemorating the life of local legend Kris Brannon, the "Sonic's Guy." I had to pull over and get out to pay my respects....
Sep
17
2021
A few years ago the Seattle Art Museum put on an amazing exhibition "Flesh and Blood: Italian Masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum." It was an amazing collection of powerful works. The brilliant, bloody, and realistic depictions of the human...
Sep
16
2021
Found this fantastic quote from the great architect Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) in the Book Eero Saarinen: An Architecture of of Multiplicity by Antonio Ramón. It's true for architecture and for all forms of design as well. An insightful bit...
Sep
15
2021
Funny story, I was going through my draft posts and I found this one, started on December 17, 2014! All I had was a title, guess it came too fast for me to see it coming or finish the...
Sep
14
2021
This week's Typography Tuesday: Know You Type Designers: Claude Garamond.
Claude Garamond
Born: C. 1500
Died: 1561
Typefaces: Faramond, Grecs du Roi
Few type designers are as well known as Claude Garamond. There is good reason for this, his contributions to letter design and...
Sep
13
2021
Nothing beats a good character introduction. Either it should be unexpected or built with tension. Here's a few that I find completely effective and set the tone for the character in just a few seconds.
Tyler Durden in Fight...
Sep
12
2021
I love, love the song "The Greatest Adventure" sung by Glenn Yarbough from the classic, and still ONLY decent film version of the Hobbit; The Rankin Bass animated version from 1977.
Still not sure what happened with the horrific...
Sep
11
2021
Even 20 years later, I wont.
Beautiful Photo by Lerone Pieters on Unsplash
Sep
10
2021
Random thought for the day, I ha the term evangelist when it comes to technology. I get it you're an expert, but evangelist? Ugh...
Adobe loves doing this, I think they make great tools, but when I watch videos hosted...
Sep
09
2021
I found this well done mapping service showing building construction in my home town of Seattle, Shaping Seattle: Buildings Map from the Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections.
It is a really well done mapping tool that you can use...
