Design Kompany and friends host an open happy hour this Monday, August 4 at Stumbling Monk.
Artists, graphic designers, and multimedia people are more than welcome to join us.
So are fans of Belgian beer, card games, and doodling.
We just hang out and talk about things. And sometimes draw cartoon characters. Over cask ales […]
Archive for July, 2008
Chicken sandwiches, KEXP overload, and Delilah on 103.7 Litefm
Written by July 25th, 2008 in Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.2 CommentsI’ll explain this picture in a second.
Our neighbor really likes this radio station.
103.7 Lite FM.
So we listen to it a lot, through the window. Sometimes even into the evenings, at about the time when Delilah’s show comes on.
This happens so much I feel I’m on a first-name basis with “Delilah.”
To give you some […]
Flourish @ 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 […]
Requesting Lakes of Ponchartrain, Christy Moore, at Kells
Written by July 21st, 2008 in Interesting Finds.1 CommentNot long ago, Akira and I wandered into Kells down by the waterfront to sit on some bar stools and order Guinness. I also had a beet salad, which was pretty good.
There happened to be two guys there. Musicians, I mean. I learned these two are there every single weeknight.
I didn’t quite get into the […]
In search of meaning (13): Don Corleone on relationships
Written by July 17th, 2008 in Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.1 Comment
The ultimate conclusion of Michael Corleone, the younger Don, was this:
Speaking of modern architecture:
International Herald Tribune has an article on “farms in the sky,” vertical structures that support edible stuff. Call it p-patch of the future, edible green roof or “vertical farm” (as Dr. Dickson Despommier, a professor at Columbia who is promoting the idea, calls it), having a farm right in the […]
What makes it ‘modern?’
Written by July 14th, 2008 in Design Inspirations, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 Comments
Interested 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, and which are timeless?
How do changing methods of fabrication influence design and form?
Are people really living and working any differently today than yesterday?
How does one make cohesive form out of the profusion of materials and technologies available today? —AIA Seattle
The folks at OngOng Press are hosting a free zine workshop at the Capitol Hill branch of Seattle Public Library on Monday, July 14!
Plus: Portland’s having a big zine conference in August! The Portland Zine Symposium will have bunches of tables for buying, trading and selling zines.
:: Portland Zine Symposium
:: August 23 & […]
