September’s end reminds us of all the beauty of summer, the memory of which shall whisper through the fall and into spring.
Ho ho. Didn’t know I write poetry, didja.
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‘Fallen Leaves (2):’
Written by September 29th, 2008 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsDecibel Festival starts this week in Seattle
Written by September 23rd, 2008 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.1 CommentElectronic music fans, this one’s for you. We alluded to this event briefly when we wrote about circuit bent Speak & Spells.
Decibel Festival is a four-day annual music and arts festival held in Seattle. Founded in 2003, the festival bridges the gap between technology and creativity through visual art, workshops, panel discussions and cutting-edge electronic […]
DK to sponsor Allied Arts/AIA workshop Sept. 27
Written by September 16th, 2008 in Design Inspirations, News at DK, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsDesign Kompany is a sponsor for a free workshop this month that’s part of AIA Seattle’s Design for Livability conference.
The Taking Action: Advocacy for Livable Cities workshop will be Saturday, Sept. 27 at Seattle Central Community College.
The half-day event is organized by Allied Arts of Seattle, a nonprofit DK worked with recently to refine […]
Dahlias are in full bloom at Volunteer Park, Capitol Hill.
More flower and other photos on Design Kompany’s Flickr
In Search of Meaning (16): The Man in the Arena
Written by September 4th, 2008 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.1 CommentSome of you have been following this series, In Search of Meaning, which is inspired by bits and pieces of literature and other things we happen upon in our day to day lives.
One of our clients pointed the way to this quote; it’s from Theodore Roosevelt’s ‘The Man In The Arena’ speech:
It is not […]
Arcade magazine launches ‘Revitalize Regenerate Re-source’
Written by September 3rd, 2008 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsThe architecture and design magazine Arcade will launch its next issue with a party Thursday, September 4.
That’s tomorrow.
Design Kompany got to know Arcade when we created artwork to decorate a wall of Vermillion, a Seattle art gallery, the venue for Arcade’s March 2006 party to launch an issue on fashion, technology, and design.
Nice parties, […]
Seattle Asian Art Museum’s Saturday art book sale
Written by August 21st, 2008 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsArt books are pretty, and often well designed, so it might be worth checking out an upcoming book sale at Seattle Asian Art Museum this Saturday.
The Seattle Art Museum Libraries and the Wyckoff Teacher Resource Center will sell discounted art books, exhibition catalogues and posters.
If nothing else, it’s always worth a trek over to Volunteer […]
Field report: Design Kompany hits Boston, um, this past March
Written by August 4th, 2008 in Design Inspirations, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsEarlier this spring Design Kompany went to Boston to be on the East Coast for a bit to get some inspiration.
You might remember my lament about Dunkin’ Donuts.
Wanted to share some other things from that same trip. Like this picture. We wandered into a museum on the Harvard campus that features a lot of […]
