IDEO is a design and innovation firm from Palo Alto, and they’re doing fantastic things. Courtesy of IDEO One of their designs that I’ve used is the Node Chair, which they designed for Steelcase. Teaching styles and technologies in a classroom have changed dramatically in the past hundred years, but most classrooms look much as they would …
Month: April 2012
Art Downtown: Emily Blocker I stopped in at the CODA gallery during Art Downtown and saw two of Emily’s pieces. I’d seen this top one before in the Kendall Viewbook when I was applying last year, and I’ve seen her work a few times around school. I’ve always admired her intricate work with charcoal—something I’ve …
My Friday night was all about Art Downtown, a yearly event in Grand Rapids. All of the art galleries on South Division are open, and various art organizations in the community hold their own shows as well. One of the main attractions of the event this year was Site:Lab, a mix of performance art and …
I saw Fredy Santiago’s work in Trophy Room, a show at Kendall College of Art and Design, and I really liked it. I think I was drawn to it because it stood out from other work I see around the school, using such bright colors and painting on wood panel. I went to his website …
Siobhan Gallagher is a graphic designer and illustrator, and she’s pretty great. I first saw her work on Tumblr, with a set of playing cards. I love the way each card has its own personality, instead of having all the kings, queens, and jacks look the same. The colors are different from card to card, …