Earlier 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 […]
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Field report: Design Kompany hits Boston, um, this past March
Written by August 4th, 2008 in Design Inspirations, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsFlourish @ Capitol Hill Block Party Friday, July 25
Written by July 22nd, 2008 in Design Inspirations and News at DK.0 Commentsgraypants is hosting the next Flourish at their new space above Vermillion art gallery this Friday, July 25.
Find out more about the interactive video show a small group of us in Capitol Hill are co-producing to tie in with the Capitol Hill Block party at graypants’ website.
The show’s called “projection mayhem”.
Background
Design Kompany met graypants […]
What makes it ‘modern?’
Written by July 14th, 2008 in Design Inspirations, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsInterested in modern architecture and design?
On Tuesday, July 15, American Institute of Architects’ Seattle chapter is hosting a “design salon” on this topic:
What defines “contemporary” architecture?
AIA Seattle has this to say about the event:
Contemporary architecture claims to respond to the unique conditions of the day. But which conditions are really unique in time, […]
Study in type design: A page from London agency W+K
Written by July 8th, 2008 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsCreative agency Wieden + Kennedy London made this beautiful illustration for the UK newspaper The Guardian.
I love the freshness of this. And the simplicity.
I discovered it while doing some research on typeface layout for a poster design. It’s really helpful to see what other people are making and doing.
It’s even nicer when the things […]
‘Release:’ A short summertime film by Design Kompany
Written by July 1st, 2008 in Design Inspirations, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.2 Comments
Our Spring 2008 Kitchen season ended with a lovely easygoing conversation about extruding pixels from the surface of a sphere.
Changing Landscape, Realized.
Written by June 8th, 2008 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsAll kinds of changes are afoot these days.
Some people despair for lack of leadership/vision/consideration. Some just celebrate change for the sake of change. And some point to changes in places we don’t normally look, and say “see? now think about that.”
Such is the job of artists.
To that end, Drop City […]
Dream Kitchen: Drunkards’ Walk and Other Random Artistic Pursuits
Written by June 3rd, 2008 in Design Inspirations and Desk Notes.0 CommentsThis Friday, we are hosting another co-working day with special guest Mark VonRosenstiel.
Mark is a graphic artist, a sculptor, a furniture designer, an avid soccer and basketball player, a street-art educator, a web development wizard, and a high-math theorist.
