Design Kompany paid a visit to the North Carolina Museum of Art opening festival over the weekend. It was a lot of fun!
The whole thing was impressively well-organized, and well-executed, without the heavy-handedness sometimes found in events hosted by large publicly-funded institutions. We especially loved the interactive parts: dancers “invaded” the lawns, courtyards and […]
Archive for April, 2010
Good logo or not, is it good branding?
Written by April 28th, 2010 in Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.3 CommentsBut will it last
Written by April 27th, 2010 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsI’m not a big wedding goer. I didn’t have one. But almost up to our 10-year anniversary, and I’ve been thinking about this question pretty hard.
Last night I heard a divorcee or two talk about their exes. It wasn’t pretty. It really wasn’t easy to listen to. Thankfully it wasn’t for long, either. But […]
Let’s get honest. Even if where you are in life right now is less than perfect, putting a foot out in a new direction is scary.
Fear. Anxiety. Being afraid to start making a change.
We’ve all heard these ones: “The devil you know is better than the one you don’t.” “Better to live together […]
Why popular photography sucks
Written by April 22nd, 2010 in Design Inspirations, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsCrop of “Dans les Moments de Verite” by photographer Jean-Christian Rostagni. Full image at Rostagni’s photography website.
For months I’ve been waiting for a sink-your-teeth-into-it conversation about art, design, and meaning. Yesterday I got my wish.
Ten years ago, I was shooting for what used to be the Spectator Weekly. I thought it would be good to […]
See new architecture and logo design for NC Museum of Art
Written by April 20th, 2010 in Interesting Finds.0 CommentsLots of conversations about the controversial new architecture and logo design commissioned for the grand opening at the North Carolina Museum of Art.
They seem to want to reposition themselves as a high-class contemporary art museum. Interesting. I remember when the new amphitheater went in in the 1990s. Really brilliant job, and a refreshing update […]
One of the top 10 movies I’ve ever seen stars Jack Nicholson opposite this mysterious woman.
Her name is Maria Schneider. On Wednesday DK popped in a riveting two-hour DVD that made me very glad we canceled our earlier action film since it wasn’t going anywhere at all. The better choice was The Passenger. I’m […]
Crash Redress Raleigh’s pre and afterparties!
Written by April 16th, 2010 in Interesting Finds.0 CommentsPeople in Raleigh-Durham must like eco-fashion. The NewRaleigh blog reports tomorrow’s big fashion show’s sold out.
It’s called Redress Raleigh. And if you are wondering, it’ll be from 7 to 9pm at Flanders Art Gallery.
Crash the cocktail hour before at Tantra next door, or the afterparty at Isaac Hunter’s Oak City Tavern on Fayetteville […]
Why Durham is awesome
Written by April 13th, 2010 in Design Inspirations, News at DK and Interesting Finds.2 CommentsDurham is what’s happening.
Not that this doesn’t go without saying. After all, Durham and the Research Triangle Metropolitan (okay, that’s a stretch of a term) Area cities are regular on those “top cities to live/work/move to” lists that magazines put together every once in a while. But having said what I said in the last […]
