by David | Apr 7, 2009 | culture, design, urbanism
If you can’t photo the art in a museum, try looking harder.
by David | Mar 31, 2009 | design, economics
Last week somebody who should have been working tipped me off to the story of Douglas Bowman, a lead designer at Google, quitting at least in part because his design decisions were being second-guessed and subjected to minute quantitative analysis. Quantitative...
by David | Mar 10, 2009 | design, economics, urbanism
Yesterday, I blogged about being too lame to spend some found money, but I also found what might be just the thing to buy. I was in Bowl & Board in Davis Square, looking at cutting boards. I had been coveting one of those bamboo numbers, all sustainable and...
by David | Mar 4, 2009 | culture, design, media, photo, technology
I was engaging in some micronarcissism (that means looking at my Twitter page) the other day when I chanced to notice that most of the icons – or avatars if you prefer – were faces, most of those photographic. The old New Yorker cartoon said, “on the...
by David | Mar 2, 2009 | culture, design
Venturing out yesterday, I spotted this sign on a Cambridge pole. Given the snowy weather, it must have been recently posted. As much as I appreciate the stylish typography, it’s a little hard to read, so I’ll copy the copy here. Moustaches for All...
by David | Feb 27, 2009 | design, technology, working
We got this spiffy new fridge at the office months ago, and every time I went to get water through the door, I had to pause for a moment. I finally figured out why. Look at this: The spout on the left dispenses ice, and you can select ice particles or ice wedges. ...
