I finally read Imagine. Everyone on earth has probably heard of this book. I know I saw it on a couple blogs before a friend recommended it to me, and I finally picked it up. The book fits nicely into the Malcomb Gladwell-esque category of pop-psychology, which I’ve found that I really like. I don’t …
Dale J. Stephens thinks that I should drop out of college. A little over a year ago, I found the UnCollege website, which Stephens started after he dropped out of college after his first semester. Stephens has been unschooled since he was in sixth grade, and he believes that it’s far more effective to …
Inequality by (interior) Design? It’s my favorite parts of Sociological Images mixed with my favorite parts of 99% Invisible, so it’s pretty wonderful. There was a discussion on Branch about how much writers deserve to be paid, and how much they are paid. It’s an interesting look into an industry where few discuss what the pay is …
Start Garden is the Rick DeVos – powered venture capital fund in Grand Rapids. Instead of going the traditional investing route of picking a few business ideas and hoping that they are profitable, Start Garden is investing small amounts in a greater number of businesses, and offering guidance and further investments down the road. Every …
I went to Kendall’s fashion show, Bodies of Art, on Friday. It was fantastic. Everything was made out of paper, which made it even more impressive. I’m amazed at the things everyone created out of just paper. Congratulations to everyone involved, you’ve all done so well.
On Saturday, I had the chance to visit the Muskegon Museum of Art for the first time. I came because I heard about their fiber art exhibit – I was very interested in fiber art at one point in time, and I thought it would be worth a visit. The museum is small and has …
One of the most promising groups at Startup Weekend was Curb Serv. Their project is (going to be) an app that allows any restaurant to have delivery to cars. With their app, people can order food from their favorite restaurant, and have that food delivered to their car. Wouldn’t that be nice when it’s raining …
Design is all about process, and that’s especially true of large, long-term projects. This semester, I’m taking Collaborative Projects, and we’re working with the Grand Rapids Public Museum to create a traveling exhibit. The first step in the our process was research. On the first day of class, we went to the Van Andel Museum …
On Friday night, Bodies of Art held a preview for their upcoming show, Works On Paper. Works On Paper will be at the Goei Center (818 Butterworth) on Friday, March 1. At the preview, I had the chance to talk to Corinne Hoen, a designer. Her piece wasn’t finished yet, but she described it as …
Graphic Design: Now in Production opened at Kendall and the GRAM on Thursday night. I went to both portions of the exhibit, and it’s pretty fantastic. If you have even a mild interest in Graphic Design, it’s worth a visit. It was curated in collaboration with the Walker Art Center and the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt Design …