Archive for June, 2009

Back in my day …

By Tibor Kalman for Restaurant Florent
When I was a kid, we had the internet. We had TV and cell phones were relatively accessible. In the 90s when my age was in the single digits, we had the beginnings of what would become our every day norm. Consequently, my perception of “design” was affected by digital […]

Shrink

I saw the movie Shrink at Seattle International Film Festival recently. It’s a movie about a psychiatrist going nuts. Beautifully shot. Kevin Spacey is excellent. But… it’s a little predictable. So… one thumb up.
Restless in Seattle

It was a beautiful afternoon and yet the cinema was packed. What does this mean?

Friday roundup: DK recommends 6 FREE art events in Seattle + 1 in Vancouver BC

Braids, 1979, Andrew Wyeth. Now showing at SAM.
For this week, here’s what looks interesting to us—

Andrew Wyeth at SAM Seattle Art Museum just yesterday opened a show of remarkable quality (I’m sure, I haven’t been yet but I am soooo excited about it). One of my favorite artists, Andrew Wyeth, died this winter. Seven of […]

How POLISH can help you

Clear the clutter

Have you been wondering how to answer the question, “What is your business about?” briefly and clearly? Not sure where you want to focus your attention? Is it difficult to get a sense of what you’re best at because you’re so used to working on this kind of thinking at your desk alone?
Then […]

The Wild

D: He might be crawling now, but I don’t think he’s ready for the outside world.
A: You mean day care.
D: No. I mean the wild.

DK hosts Friday web analytics session LAUNCH IV: BLOGonomics

This Friday we host BLOGonomics: Measuring ROI on your blogging investment.
Free. RSVP to launch [at] lightfootbranding.com.
For more information about our marketing workshop series LAUNCH, see http://www.design-kompany.com/launch.

Nice show at the Gage

Some excellent and truly inspiring work last night at the Gage Academy. Check out some of the drawing and painting ateliers. Bravo!

7 FREE art events in Seattle thru next week

TONIGHT! Gage Academy of the Art exhibition and sale. I’m really curious about this. The only time I’ve been to the Gage Academy was for a grantwriting workshop for artists. So it’s going to be fun to check out the art there tonight. It’s tonight! At the Steele Gallery. From 6 to 9pm.
You can check […]







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