Everyday
Model Snowflakes and Hints of Spring
Last week we had a snow dumping, mild in comparison to other areas of the country but the biggest 9″ – 12″ inches we’ve seen in many winters. Had it been sledable it would have been very fun. However, I was working. Coincidentally, a story ran in the Post about how snowflakes can be originated by mathematically designed computer models at The Universities of Wisconsin at Madison and California. Here are the details in Science Daily. Beautiful but Nature is not meant to be perfect or controlled for that matter. And one week later, a mild May, early spring-like day with temperatures in the 70’s. Nature is fickle and mysterious…
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Mardi Gras, Masks and Typography
In advance of Fat Tuesday! Here’s a combination of Venice and New Orleans. This is Gabriela Coutinho’s Venice Carnavale 2008. The costumes are wonderful: And from Irishaikidoka on YouTube: Hermes Wrestling for Pollens Float 18, just this past Friday night: I’ll have to ask my brother it this was his float. Here’s an interesting story behind a commissioned Sri Lankan Mask. And something we use everyday — not a cover up but maybe a hidden art — of creating typography. There is an interesting lecture tonight at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, called “The Designing Type: The Work of Matthew Carter. He is a founder of the fonts: Verdana, Georgia,…
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“Unexpected” and “personal” ideas are leading the design trend for 2009, particularly in this down economy. Here’s the story on the What’s new at Home blog. If the ideas are to personalize the space, create something unexpected and to keep it simple, then casart™ definitely fits the bill, as written up here recently on The Design Style Guide Blog. Here’s one of our photos below. That’s our lime colorwash casart™ on the wall. Be sure to visit our new video on YouTube showing its installation. Please vote for us! We have just entered the StartUp Nation, Leading Moms in Business Competition. The top 200 ranked businesses will get marketing exposure…
