Distilling a concept, idea, or product to its essence requires discipline, focus, and rigorous analysis. Clarity comes when unnecessary details are eliminated. Unencumbered by the weight of ornament or extraneous information, a design can take…
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A design studio is a messy place
While working in a studio there were chipboard and basswood models and drawings littering desks. Under the drafting table, I had a trunk that contained my drawings supplies, various kinds of paper and pens, rulers,…
Making sense of place
Data in isolation is just data, but when surrounded by a story or a narrative then another layer of meaning has been added that makes this information relevant to others. A building separated from its…
Creating an Intervention Versus a Solution
An intervention, in a design sense, is something that fits into or complements a landscape or a specific context. This context can be nature, an office environment, or the resolution of a customer’s problem. As…
What Drives Your Work?
When you make something new you can copy what has been done before. Alternatively, you can go deeper and distill contextual information or other cultural references and translate those concepts into inspiration to drive your…
Technology amplifies our senses
Technology allows people to perceive connections and patterns that we would not normally be able to sense with our bodies. Binoculars can bring objects closer and the lenses can be focused so that we can…