Yesterday at Mito’s Keisei department store.
Japan’s many tiny shops with small storefronts compete for the attention of a multitude of passerby at all hours. That’s why they make for a great study of the art of storefront design.
Branding done well never stops at just a logo, or a business card. You know someone is thinking […]
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5 storefronts: branding inspiration from Mito, Japan
Written by August 11th, 2010 in Design Inspirations, News at DK, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.2 CommentsOde to the parents of friends
Written by July 11th, 2010 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.1 Comment
Older people are smart, experienced, and totally underrated by Generations X and Y. DK had a fantastic conversation Sunday night with some good folks who like good stories. [Painting by Yukiyoshi Omaki]
The secret formula for more time
Written by July 9th, 2010 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.0 Comments
Is it just me, or do people out there feel like they don’t have any time?
I’m talking about time to do the things that make you happy. You know what these things are. Just think back to the last time you had a completely agenda-less day. What did you do?
In Search of Meaning (24): Pygmalion
Written by July 4th, 2010 in Design Inspirations, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.1 Comment
If you like accents and fairytales, this is a good film.
When the shadows are long
Written by June 22nd, 2010 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.2 CommentsI’ve been thinking a lot lately about the end of the road. A little morbid, I know. But I want to be able to go, “Hey, that was a good time!” Not, for example, “Hey, that was a good time. I guess.”
Know what I mean?
I feel like a lot of us are living in a […]
Oo la la! Lovely interior design & furniture!
Written by May 28th, 2010 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsJust got my chance to duck into a lovely furniture store—or so that’s what I thought it was—right here in downtown Durham.
Turns out Heather Garrett Designs is actually an interior designer who’s worked in New York and came to Durham in 2001. I learned today that she’s used the retail space on Main Street as […]
Looking for modern design furniture for kids?
Written by May 22nd, 2010 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsThis furniture is clean, minimalist, and modern. And it’s for kids.
DK just happened to be wandering about the Durham Farmers Market when we happened upon a lovely little spot with a bunch of toddlers coloring on a small table, just their size.
Just my size
Kush hopped out of his stroller and raced straight to the […]
Here’s the DK boss-man sweating away last weekend in Saxapahaw. Summer is for outdoor music festivals.
Last Saturday the toddling boss got to study bigger kids as they shimmied up trees, slid down a blue tarp fashioned as a Slip N Slide, and develop massive bubbles in the sun. Meanwhile artist Katharine Whalen played and […]
