Shaping Seattle: Great Use of Data and Maps

Shaping Seattle: Great Use of Data and Maps

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...

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Downtown Vistas

Downtown Vistas

Looking through some old photos on my phone and loved these shots of downtown Seattle at sunset. Pandemic and so full of hope.

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More pics from Rossow’s U-Tote-Em

More pics from Rossow’s U-Tote-Em

A little while ago I wrote about the iconic burger joint Rossow's U-Tote-Em in Ellensburg, Washington. Such a cool place, thought I'd share a few more pics. I really love the lady bug trash cans. That will get a...

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Happy Labor Day

Happy Labor Day

Thank you to all those who farm, build, plan, and create. Photo by PIXNIO

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Winter is coming…

Winter is coming…

It's starting to feel like fall, but that means winter is right around the corner and that makes me happy. I love snow.

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A Story of Sasquatch by Rocky LaRock

I love this video and art so much, check out this short film wit artist Rocky LaRock. LaRock shares “A Story of Sasquatch” and the way he honors Sasquatch in his beautify art. His art is on exhibit at...

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Get out there…

Get out there…

The mountains are calling, the wild is calling. Get out there.

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Rossow’s U-Tote-em

Rossow’s U-Tote-em

If you ever happen to be in Ellensberg, Washington I recommend you swing by the Rossow's U-Tote-em burger joint. While you're there wolf down a famous Ellensburger for some fine roadside dining. For me though, the real attraction is...

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Tupaia’s Map

Tupaia’s Map

I just finished reading the fantastic book Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Scholar Christina Thompson. It is a fascinating look at the quest to understand the people who settled the islands of the vast Pacific Ocean. I...

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Sports

Sports

Thought for today: sports is secular religion. It is a safe release of the tribal and the irrational. It's drama without a script, a soap opera but where the end is always in doubt. It builds us fans (fanatics!)...

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5 Underrated Movie Scores

I am a big fan of listening to movie scores. I've always found them to be great accompaniment when I'm working on designs and layouts. Classical, Jazz, Electronic, VaporWave, and Lounge are also great genres to design to. But...

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Great Video: A Brief History of John Baldessari

Great Video: A Brief History of John Baldessari

This is a video you should really watch. It's "the epic life of a world-class artist, jammed into six minutes." A very interesting way to make a documentary on an interesting  artist, sadly he passed just this year.  "I will...

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