Studio Launch

"A site for all your reading disorders"

"Inappropriate books for children."  OK, so that's the title that blog writers Lane Smith and Bob Shea tag their blog with.  It probably drives some sort of traffic, but I haven't found too much that would be actually inappropriate.  (Maybe that says more about me than the site.)  And, as a warning, I haven't traversed the entire site nor, will I show it to my kids until I do.

But what I did find is a wonderful collection of graphically rich book illustrations that are good for the designer's eye.  Below are just a couple examples from one book featured recently.

 

    

"A site for all your reading disorders," they propose...consider the therapy complete.

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Counting Down

Here's a counter you can get, great for a Monday, to remind us of our human connection to the global community...

Poodwaddle.com

Family Portrait

And now for something a lot less serious...Thanks to Kathy, my old Seattle pal, who's blog "Rocket Tots" directed me to this site where you can upload a pic and "Simpsonize" yourself. Here's how we turned out.

Now that's a good looking family.

Green Roof?

Here’s an idea by Brooklyn’s Matt Gagnon. The Nomad Lounger is a magnetized mobile seating unit that can be configured in several different ways. Our pal Ray Williams in New York, so kind to throw a roof top “event” for me when I was in there could definitely use a couple of these. His building has an accessible roof and for the party we carried up the stairs all the necessary chairs, coolers and such. ..and what a perfect companion to his tomato plants. Some lawn!

I can picture Ray with his own lawn to stretch out on in the middle of New York City…

For a Diversion...

...have a computer? Spill some paint. Jackson Pollock style....

> Paint Here

10 Ways

Sometimes creative folks need a diversion, to look at things in a different way.  Here's one.  Imagine if these categories were applied to how we think about our designs for the environment.  Here's the link.

> 10 ways to look at imagery

added video...

It is a bit late but here's the video of some of the results from the Lawrence Mapping Project already posted under studio785...

On August 4, 2005, we ventured into the neighboring streets to observe and document a familiar surrounding in new, intimate and uniquely personal ways.  One of the architect's most powerful tools in producing great work is observation. To observe is to discover, to listen and to truly understand.

Mapping Lawrence Kansas