The Art of Shopping
The Art of Shopping Mall stores be damned… I want to shop where the people paint. A recent trip to San Francisco reminded me how absolutely colorless our shopping experience has become. Stores like Wasteland (a sea of vintage clothing) on Haight Street; Paxton Gate (taxidermy, jewelry, and other oddities) and Viracocha (where anything including a Read More »
Truck’n
Truck’n In 1919 Harry Burt, the owner of an ice cream parlor in Youngstown, Ohio took the creation of Christian Nelson (the Eskimo Pie) and put it on a stick. Then he outfitted twelve vending trucks with freezers and bells to sell his Good Humors. By the ’30’s the trucks covered the country. These trucks Read More »
Depth of Design
We’ve been looking at some really clever websites that make use of vertical space and give a feeling of movement and dimension. The developers have used a layering effect that simulates a depth of field. It’s the digital equivalent to the effect the multiplane cameras bring to animated films. What makes these sites remarkable is Read More »
Hustle and Flow
Hustle and Flow I race around for months on end with work, et al. and then I walk off a puddle- jumper plane on the southern coast of Mexico, that warm wind blows over me, and instantly I’m in total relax mode. Yes, that’s all it takes. Then I head for a remote surf beach Read More »
Hola!
We took a trip to visit the palm groves of a good friend of ours from Mexico. His home is an RV raised up on wooden stilts to sit above the flood waters during the rainy season; and covered with palm fronds to protect it from the harsh sun during the other months. The palm Read More »
