DK writes a series on books clients recommend us, as well as other noteworthy pieces. It’s called In Search of Meaning.
Something I’ve just stumbled on during routine Internet surfing is this stuff about the psyche, the individual, and Carl Jung. I’m not an expert in this kind of thing, but I am fascinated by it.
Gleanings […]
Archive for August, 2009
In Search of Meaning (22): Jung, individuation, and the second half of life
Written by August 29th, 2009 in Design Inspirations, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsFriday roundup and forecast: 3 art events + 1 DK happy hour
Written by August 28th, 2009 in News at DK and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsHere are some free art-related events coming up in Seattle town…
DK’s happy hour. Join us at Design Kompany’s happy hour at Vermillion on Tuesday, September 1, at 6:30pm. Free. Good times.
Old German art at the Frye Art Museum. Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker, the newly appointed director of the Frye Art Museum, honors the founders’ […]
4 common pitfalls for seeing your marketing plan through
Written by August 27th, 2009 in Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsYesterday DK stopped by a session on marketing tips for small businesses, hosted by Najat Cola of Seattle-based Cola Marketing group through Biznik.
We were curious about this, as we’ve lately been talking a lot with people about authenticity marketing, especially at our other site, Lightfootbranding.com. It was nice to take a step back and hear […]
Flashback to Copenhagen 4 design inspiration adventure
Written by August 26th, 2009 in Design Inspirations, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsI’ve been missing train travel. I think it was because we took the light rail to the airport before setting off to San Francisco earlier this month, and I was reminded of very cosmopolitan places like Amsterdam and Copenhagen with all their lovely rails. This is a picture I took in Copenhagen when I was […]
Next Designers Korner set for Tuesday September 1
Written by August 25th, 2009 in News at DK.0 CommentsUPDATE: August 28, 2009
We have a page for Designers Korner on Facebook, too. There’s also a LinkedIn group. Connect with DK there!
Join us next Tuesday for Designers Korner.
This is a monthly, low-key get together for people who like to talk about art and design, or just hang out after work in the middle of […]
Now playing at Harvard Exit: In the Loop
Written by August 22nd, 2009 in Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsI like to go to movies and plays without reading anything about them (something which got me in trouble at Washington Ensemble Theatre’s Titus), but this poster for In the Loop was enough to make me buy a ticket. And very well worth it, too.
If you like any of these things:
comedy
docudrama
fast dialogue
witty dialoguee
satire
politics
the depressing nature […]
DK is going to our second wedding this summer on Saturday. Excited.
Now that our little boss-man is one years old, things seem different. Like, we can go out for happy hour again—”We’ll just bring him along!” Or, we’re rested enough to take the time to go out for movies. Dinners. Coffees. And attend things. Like […]
From the Ireland 2001-2004 diaries: Driving in west County Cork
Written by August 18th, 2009 in Interesting Finds.0 CommentsMost travelers don’t get out here, they stay in Cork and then go somewhere easy to get to, like Doolan or the Cliffs of Moher.
I had a license. And a car, my very own. And OK, it was a provisional license so I had to have a big sticker with a red ‘L’ on the […]



