SiTE:LAB Workflow happened on Friday night at the old public museum, 54 Jefferson. It was fantastic. It was awesome. I am so happy that I was able to be a part of it. The Chairmania exhibit that my Collaborative Projects class worked on went really well. We worked hard on it, and it was so …
Anger is sometimes a good thing. Anger gets you fired up, gives you something in the world to change. This article made me angry. The gist of it is “The mystical creative monkey is a necessary evil in your business. Treat them just well enough to get a bare minimum of innovation out of them.” By “Creative …
A bit of advice from Oflow. The best part of Oflow (App Store) is the look. It’s clean, it’s easy to understand, and it’s easy to use. There aren’t a million functions crammed into one app, and it’s easy to get to the part that you want.The premise of the Oflow app is to make the user …
On March 27, Sir Ken Robinson spoke at Grand Valley State University as a part of their community reading project, where students and faculty were encouraged to read his book, The Element. Robinson started by talking about his own experience with education, saying that he went to college at a time when college led straight …
I am going to here! FLdub, in Chicago. Source: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, ILL,16-OAKPA,3-4 I missed two posts this week. It’s finals time, and I have a big project that’s nearing the due date. I’m hoping to get at least one post up next week, but posting may be irregular until the beginning …
The Grand Rapids Public Museum has some pictures of their recent acquisitions right here. They have a penny horse from Meijer! They have a thing about the new (I think the building is empty now?) Grand Rapids Press office! It’s interesting stuff. I’m pretty obsessed with Stefan Sagmeister right now. Minimally Minimal got to go …
Design/Educate/Connect partners with the GRAM to showcase local entrepreneurs who bridge the gap between design and business. On Friday night, the third annual D/E/C event featured seven business owners. One defining characteristic of D/E/C is the fact that the interviewees are interviewed by people who they know well – often colleagues, friends, or partners. The …
I’ve been obsessed with From Cover to Cover for the past few days. She designs a new cover for every book she reads! She put some major constraints on the project, so they all feel like they go together a bit. It’s wonderful! This project is giving me a whole bunch of ideas for a secret project …
In 2007, Paul Amenta was looking for a way to give his sculpture students some experience outside the classroom. To do this, he started SiTE:LAB, which was then called ActiveSite, to use empty, but architecturally intriguing spaces as homes for one-night art shows. SiTE:LAB Workflow, as a part of Art Downtown, will be the third …
Robert Coombs has a piece in the Huffington Post about being an artist and the accident that left him paralyzed. Read it here. My interview with him, about his work for ArtPrize, is here. John Waters, on what is cool. Why don’t hacktivists have a signature style? Knolling in the Deep, er, um 90 Degrees. …